as in stomachs
the middle region of the human torso
bent at the waist to catch his breath
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Recent Examples of waists
In a head-to-head study last year, Zepbound helped patients trim about two inches more off their waists than Wegovy.
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Bloomberg Wire, Dallas Morning News, 4 Feb. 2026
Four men, wading up to their waists in the river, held the prow fast while another four helped Skinny Pedro fasten the engine to the stern with a single solid hook.
—Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
As the twentieth century progresses, Steele moves from Christian Dior’s New Look—which brought back feminine opulence in the postwar period, with decadent skirts and cinched waists—to the rise of punk as a style that emphasized abjection, discomfort, and aggression.
—Leslie Jamison, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
The prototype — designed, like the Miura, by Gandini — first appeared at the 1971 Geneva Motor Show, an impossible doorstop of a spaceship with a roofline that barely came up to the waists of the go-go-boot-wearing models who posed alongside it.
—Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2025
Compared to people of normal BMI and smaller waists, those with belly fat had 29% higher odds of high blood pressure and 81% higher odds of diabetes.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Ants Termites have straight bodies with broad waists, as well as straight antennae.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2025
Belts are also making a strong comeback, defining waists over outerwear and dresses, while headwear has become unexpectedly directional again.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
Younger men generally have smaller waists, while older men are more likely to experience increases in abdominal fat.
—Heidi Cope, Health, 22 Sep. 2025
Bloomberg Wire, Dallas Morning News, 4 Feb. 2026
Four men, wading up to their waists in the river, held the prow fast while another four helped Skinny Pedro fasten the engine to the stern with a single solid hook.
—Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
As the twentieth century progresses, Steele moves from Christian Dior’s New Look—which brought back feminine opulence in the postwar period, with decadent skirts and cinched waists—to the rise of punk as a style that emphasized abjection, discomfort, and aggression.
—Leslie Jamison, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
The prototype — designed, like the Miura, by Gandini — first appeared at the 1971 Geneva Motor Show, an impossible doorstop of a spaceship with a roofline that barely came up to the waists of the go-go-boot-wearing models who posed alongside it.
—Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2025
Compared to people of normal BMI and smaller waists, those with belly fat had 29% higher odds of high blood pressure and 81% higher odds of diabetes.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Ants Termites have straight bodies with broad waists, as well as straight antennae.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2025
Belts are also making a strong comeback, defining waists over outerwear and dresses, while headwear has become unexpectedly directional again.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
Younger men generally have smaller waists, while older men are more likely to experience increases in abdominal fat.
—Heidi Cope, Health, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for waists
Noun
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The Neighbor Program nourishes the minds and souls as well as the stomachs of the community.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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For the third year, USA TODAY Network food writers from across the country have looked inward (and downward, to their stomachs) to compile a Restaurants of the Year list representing a diverse array of peak flavors.—
Bradley Hohulin,
IndyStar,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Amazon Pharmacy began offering Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy weight-loss pill, a move likely to intensify the drug’s impact on waistlines, grocery bills, and the food industry as a whole.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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Yes, the quadruple whammy of high food costs, a severe immigrant labor shortage, spiraling rents and shrinking waistlines drove some restaurants to close.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Dec. 2025
Noun
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These piles will be more durable, Yung said, because they are composed of larger trees, some of which have 12-inch diameter trunks.—
Bryan Hendricks,
Arkansas Online,
15 Feb. 2026
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My crabapple and witchhazel sprout extra stems at the bottom of their trunks.—
Miri Talabac,
Baltimore Sun,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Tito’s vodka over the yellow bellies.—
Andrew Callahan,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2026
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More food competitions in February and March This isn’t the only competition meant to keep bars and bellies full.—
Angela George,
Sioux Falls Argus Leader,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The shirts may have short or long sleeves, but cannot be sleeveless or reveal midriffs.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Waists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waists. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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