as in belt
a strip of flexible material (as leather) worn around the waist
drew a handkerchief from the girdle around her waist and offered it to the knight as a token of affection
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1
as in to wrap
to encircle or bind with or as if with a belt
trees girdled the campus, essentially hiding it from view wire girdling the bundle of firewood
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as in to circle
to travel completely around
an asteroid belt that girdles the inner planets of the solar system
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as in to surround
to form a circle around
the rings that famously girdle the planet Saturn
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Recent Examples of girdle
Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2024
Usually placed on the stone’s girdle (a narrow band at the outer perimeter, dividing upper and lower sections), these have been on offer from grading labs and other providers since the 1980s.
—Tim Barber, WIRED, 27 Nov. 2023
Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 16 July 2024
In 2021, the base was girdled by thick steel cables and wooden planks (picture oversized dental braces), and the dozens of sensors and other monitoring instruments that now pick up even minute shifts.
—Elisabetta Povoledo, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
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Noun
Not many days after giving birth, Cardi B went to Paris Fashion Week with an extreme waist, thanks to her dutiful wearing of a magnified faja, or girdle.
—Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2024
Usually placed on the stone’s girdle (a narrow band at the outer perimeter, dividing upper and lower sections), these have been on offer from grading labs and other providers since the 1980s.
—Tim Barber, WIRED, 27 Nov. 2023
Verb
Plants with circling roots can eventually girdle themselves, essentially cutting off the flow of water and nutrients.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 16 July 2024
In 2021, the base was girdled by thick steel cables and wooden planks (picture oversized dental braces), and the dozens of sensors and other monitoring instruments that now pick up even minute shifts.
—Elisabetta Povoledo, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for girdle
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Nominated for Best Actress at this year’s BAFTAs, Erivo’s transition from Broadway to film has been the stuff of legends—with three Oscars nominations under her belt, she’s solidified her place among Hollywood’s elite.—
Olivia Allen,
Vogue,
16 Feb. 2025
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With only a trio of films under her belt, writer-director Léonor Serraille has carved her own special niche within the overcrowded world of French arthouse cinema.—
Jordan Mintzer,
The Hollywood Reporter,
15 Feb. 2025
Verb
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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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If your dog shows these symptoms, bring them inside and then wrap them with blankets.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
18 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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Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling said at least 100 people were arrested in Chicago and the surrounding area.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2025
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While not quite radical transparency, the update did loosen the rigid strictures that have surrounded top-tier franchises for the last 20 years.—
Adam B. Vary,
Variety,
24 Feb. 2025
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Blue Ivy took her mother’s side for the celebratory moment, wearing a Cowboy Carter sash.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
20 Feb. 2025
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The sash belt can be tied in the front or the back for two completely different looks.—
Miles Walls,
People.com,
25 Jan. 2025
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Rocky worlds orbiting these smaller stars could have rich carbon atmospheres, or even hazes, like Saturn's moon Titan.—
Nola Taylor Tillman,
Space.com,
17 Feb. 2025
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Psyche is a nickel-iron core asteroid that orbits the sun beyond Mars anywhere from 235 million to 309 million miles away.—
Richard Tribou,
Orlando Sentinel,
15 Feb. 2025
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Social media channels have been flooded by reported sightings of immigration officers and phones have been ringing nonstop.—
CalMatters,
The Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2025
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The alarm was at once sounded by ringing the school bell and the fire department responded and had water on in a very short time, but the fire being all through the building inside the walls and partitions, its progress could not be checked.—
Kay Johnson,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Enthusiasm among the Lee’s Summit firefighters has been favorable with the first training taking place just one day after the Oct. 10 ribbon cutting, known as a Hose Uncoupling Ceremony among fire departments.—
Janice Phelan,
Kansas City Star,
26 Feb. 2025
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Luxurious development Officials cut the ribbon Feb. 13 on Avelle, a luxury apartment community at the gateway to Mountain View.—
Anne Gelhaus,
The Mercury News,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Girdle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/girdle. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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