as in insult
an act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt another's feelings
in her farewell speech, the departing governor got in some retaliatory girds at the media
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as in to wrap
to encircle or bind with or as if with a belt
for the celebration of the heroes' return, well-wishers girded hundreds of trees with yellow ribbons she girded her waist with a delicate sash
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as in to equip
to provide (someone) with what is needed for a task or activity
the Spartan warrior girded himself for battle with sword and shield
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as in to surround
to form a circle around
a tall hedge girds the exclusive estate and shields it from prying eyes
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Recent Examples of gird
Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
In the fall of 1856, a jittery, fractious republic girded itself for a presidential election that would decide its fate.
—Matthew Karp, Harper's Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
Perhaps as a sign that the Bruins are girding themselves for a long contract stalemate with Jeremy Swayman, the club dipped into the waiver wire on Wednesday and claimed 25-year-old goalie Jiri Patera from the Vancouver Canucks.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 2 Oct. 2024
His findings imply that most places across the country (except the southern Great Plains region) should be girding themselves for more winter flooding as the century wears on.
—Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 5 Dec. 2024
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Verb
President-elect Donald Trump’s vow to enact mass deportations — and his famous antipathy toward Chicago — have girded local immigration activists for the immediate aftermath of his inauguration.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
In the fall of 1856, a jittery, fractious republic girded itself for a presidential election that would decide its fate.
—Matthew Karp, Harper's Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
Perhaps as a sign that the Bruins are girding themselves for a long contract stalemate with Jeremy Swayman, the club dipped into the waiver wire on Wednesday and claimed 25-year-old goalie Jiri Patera from the Vancouver Canucks.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 2 Oct. 2024
His findings imply that most places across the country (except the southern Great Plains region) should be girding themselves for more winter flooding as the century wears on.
—Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 5 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gird
Noun
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During a 2026 World Cup qualifier against Brazil in November 2023, Messi and Rodrygo exchanged insults.—
Felipe Cardenas,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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The jury found that on Aug. 19, after Stanford revoked her access, Mangi logged into the study database and replaced patient medical data with erroneous information and insults about her former supervisor, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.—
Jason Green,
The Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2025
Verb
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In 2023, between wrapping Succession and beginning rehearsals on The Picture of Dorian Gray, which opened last year in London’s West End to staggering acclaim, Snook had a baby girl.—
Hannah-Rose Yee,
Vogue,
3 Mar. 2025
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The second run of the breakout Prime Video young adult series wrapped filming in September last year, and with Season 1 launching in May 2024 the gap between the two will be relatively substantial.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
3 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The shift from demanding certainty to seeking understanding equips leaders to adapt to an unpredictable world.—
Glenn Llopis,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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Project 713, a 195-foot superyacht with a blue-gray hull, is the first vessel from the company to be equipped with solar cells for power, alongside its diesel-electric main propulsion.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
28 Feb. 2025
Verb
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With all of the uncertainty surrounding the budget and the IRS, taxpayers aren’t rushing to file their taxes (☆).—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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The vaccine has been linked to rare cases of heart inflammation and inflammation of the sac surrounding the heart, although the severity has varied and most patients fully recovered, the CDC says.—
Stephanie Armour | KFF Health News,
ABC News,
8 Mar. 2025
Verb
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There are also deals on matching furniture sets that take the guesswork out of furnishing a deck, patio, or backyard.—
Isabel Garcia,
People.com,
23 Feb. 2025
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Rooms, furnished in timelessly elegant style, start at 459 Canadian dollars, or about $321, for a double in winter.—
Cindy Hirschfeld,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Other ska-adjacent U.K. bands—Madness, the Beat, the Selecter—made a beeline for 2 Tone, and the reverberations would eventually encircle the globe.—
Ian Penman,
Harper's Magazine,
19 Feb. 2025
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Although dark, thick liner encircled her lash line, her lipstick was a more muted, peach-toned nude.—
India Espy-Jones,
Essence,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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With her previous roles in Blockers and Drive-Away Dolls, Viswanathan is a studio comedy pro at this point, injecting her trademark sarcasm and deadpan stare whenever necessary.—
Jourdain Searles,
The Hollywood Reporter,
29 Jan. 2025
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At a dinner party in Cairo, the Egyptian capital, a guest speaks with dark sarcasm of the singular achievements of Yahya Sinwar, the Hamas mastermind behind the horrendous Oct. 7, 2023, attack that sparked the current conflagration (an Israeli drone killed Sinwar a year later).—
Max Rodenbeck,
TIME,
17 Jan. 2025
Verb
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My own writing since then has sketched out some of the consequences of its fiscal crisis for operations and provided a history of the budget plans and projections that its leadership has supplied to its trustees and, by extension, to the ratings agencies.—
Clifford Ando,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Mar. 2025
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In addition to serving its retail locations, Express Kitchens supplies cabinets for the country’s largest residential property developers such Toll Brothers and Winn Management, as well as Home Depot.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
9 Mar. 2025
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“Gird.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gird. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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