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
Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 18 Mar. 2025
But encasing myself into the 25 eye-and-hook buttons of a Merry Widow corset or slipping into a tea rose silk bullet bra with matching lace up girdle?
—Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 14 Mar. 2025
Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2024
Now more than 20 million EVs girdle the globe, according to BloombergNEF—and that count is expected to nearly quadruple to 77 million by 2025.
—IEEE Spectrum, 12 Mar. 2023
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Noun
Quant, whose name was synonymous with London’s Swinging ’60s and its fashion, offered young women a new, more liberated way of dressing, free from the girdles and restrictive undergarments that their mothers and grandmothers had worn.
—Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 18 Mar. 2025
But encasing myself into the 25 eye-and-hook buttons of a Merry Widow corset or slipping into a tea rose silk bullet bra with matching lace up girdle?
—Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 14 Mar. 2025
Verb
After removing the plant from its nursery container, snip or prune girdling roots and rough up the surface of the root ball with your fingers.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2024
Now more than 20 million EVs girdle the globe, according to BloombergNEF—and that count is expected to nearly quadruple to 77 million by 2025.
—IEEE Spectrum, 12 Mar. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for girdle
Noun
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With a full offseason under its belt, the group can go back to the drawing board and find new ways to aid Morgan and Tilis in their mission to build the best football product possible.—
Mike Kaye
July 22,
Charlotte Observer,
22 July 2025
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The elastic waistband is decorated with a button and belt loops for a more snug fit if needed, and the 2.5-inch inseam is just the right length for everyday wear.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
22 July 2025
Verb
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As guests arrived, they were treated to tote bags filled with various goodies, including fresh baguettes wrapped in personalized tissue paper designed by Mariee Ami's vice president of graphic design, Mary Baugh, who was behind all of the wedding artwork.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
25 July 2025
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Open up the panels for a cooler, roomier feel, or layer in more blankets and wrap it up tight on chillier nights.—
Francesca Krempa,
Travel + Leisure,
25 July 2025
Verb
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The recorded flight path shows the aircraft circled a few times before landing.—
Colson Thayer,
People.com,
14 July 2025
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The plane returned less than an hour after takeoff, circling twice before landing back at Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport, according to flight-tracking website Flightradar24.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
13 July 2025
Verb
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Stephanie, the boys’ mom and Todd Sr.’s wife, is surrounded by baseball.—
Ronald Blum,
Baltimore Sun,
15 July 2025
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The town is home to 35 different accommodations sprinkled along oceanfront El Mar Drive and its surrounding streets.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
15 July 2025
Noun
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Bridesmaids visiting the bachelorette party capital became ticked off as bars burst at the seams with NFL fans, leaving little to no room for veils and sashes.—
Bryan West,
Nashville Tennessean,
19 July 2025
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Red, white, and blue silk sashes sliced through crowds, too, customized to riff on the Grammy Award-winning (Best Country Album, anyone?) record cover.—
Amber Elliott,
Vogue,
30 June 2025
Verb
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Soviet spacecrafts were orbiting the earth while American rockets were exploding on the launch pad.—
Michael Peregrine,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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While most satellite internet services operate from single geostationary satellites orbiting Earth at about 22,236 miles, Starlink is a constellation of thousands of satellites that operate from a low-Earth orbit, about 341 miles up.—
Eric Lagatta,
AZCentral.com,
18 July 2025
Verb
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Core One Pro offers four hearing modes: Normal for everyday conversations, Outdoor for wind noise reduction, Restaurant for filtering background chatter, and a specialized Tinnitus mode that provides masking sounds for those suffering from ear ringing.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
23 July 2025
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Raj Subramaniam, center, rings the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange on April 17, 2023, in New York.—
Gabriel Snyder,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 July 2025
Noun
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Twinkly lights and ribbons lined the airplane's interior when Meli and Power stood at the front of the cabin to exchange vows.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
18 July 2025
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The establishments, Casper’s Bistro and The Shop Goodlettsville, held a joint ribbon cutting July 9.—
Katie Nixon,
The Tennessean,
18 July 2025
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“Girdle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/girdle. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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