banded

adjective

band·​ed ˈban-dəd How to pronounce banded (audio)
: having or marked with bands

Examples of banded in a Sentence

a hawk with a banded tail the red, black, and yellow banded king snake is sometimes mistaken for the venomous coral snake
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In the very heart of the plateau, the Ancestral Pueblo people wedged brick dwellings directly into the banded cliffs. Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2025 Amazon Essentials Knit Surplice Jumpsuit From the wrap front and cropped silhouette to the back patch pockets and banded hems, this jumpsuit is a style standout. Jamie Allison Sanders, Peoplemag, 9 Sep. 2024 Plyometric Making a banded row plyometric is challenging (especially when it’s attached to the doorframe of someone else’s home). Alyssa Ages, Outside Online, 20 Dec. 2024 The banded duckbill was collected from a coarse-sandy bottom where starfish were scuttling along the seafloor, researchers said. Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for banded

Word History

First Known Use

1787, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of banded was in 1787

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“Banded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/banded. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.

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