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as in chain
something that physically prevents free movement
numerous bands of plastic held the toy securely in the box
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as in orchestra
a usually large group of musicians playing together
that band is looking for a new singer
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as in group
a usually small number of persons considered as a unit
a band of explorers
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as in cluster
a number of things considered as a unit
a band of songbirds
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as in to wrap
to encircle or bind with or as if with a belt
banded the waist of the dress with a matching belt
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as in to tie
to gather into a tight mass by means of a line or cord
banded the newspapers together for delivery
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Recent Examples of band
Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 15 Feb. 2025
The band was kicked out of the building and has not returned to SNL since.
—Shannon Carlin, TIME, 15 Feb. 2025
Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 13 Dec. 2024
Her age is approximate, but she was banded after laying an egg and her species doesn’t breed until at least age 5.
—Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Even current cast members Sarah Sherman and Bowen Yang, as well as Fred Armisen on drums, joined the iconic band on stage to help out.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 15 Feb. 2025
The band was kicked out of the building and has not returned to SNL since.
—Shannon Carlin, TIME, 15 Feb. 2025
Verb
In his observation, Wilkinson banded 184 vampire bats in Costa Rica.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 13 Dec. 2024
Her age is approximate, but she was banded after laying an egg and her species doesn’t breed until at least age 5.
—Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for band
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So houses are mostly Mediterranean, wrapped with stucco or fiber cement — noncombustible materials — with a few splashes of stone and brick thrown in.—
Jack Flemming,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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Matt Turner, the U.S. goalkeeper, did not make a save throughout the game and frequently ran over to his team’s bench to wrap himself in a blanket.—
Elias Burke,
The Athletic,
18 Feb. 2025
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The Trump administration will not tie the hands of our brave law enforcement, and instead trusts them to use common sense.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
24 Feb. 2025
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In 2024, Maryland tied for No. 128 nationally in sacks and tied for 71st in tackles for loss.—
Grace Raynor,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
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Defying gravity This week, flaming debris from a SpaceX launch vehicle streaked across the skies over Germany, while what may have been a fuel tank landed in Poland.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
23 Feb. 2025
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The descriptions are diverse: luminous balls rolling along the ground or floating above it, aurora-like clouds in the sky, streaks shooting through the air, all in a range of color.—
Cody Cottier,
Discover Magazine,
19 Feb. 2025
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The marker Christo used to circle the islands on black-and-white images was pink.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
21 Feb. 2025
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Bottom line, the bulls still have the upper hand—uptrend intact, earnings solid—but the bears are circling and getting stronger.—
Adam Sarhan,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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Firefly Aerospace's lunar lander, named Blue Ghost, launched Jan. 15 on a much longer spaceflight bound for the moon.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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On one table was a giant human arm, part of a monument of Father Capodanno bound for Staten Island; in back was a plaster mold of the head of Martin Luther King, Jr., for a bust that sits in the Oval Office.—
Michael Schulman,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Band.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/band. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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