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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
Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2024
The fans have lost £346 ($449) on average to fraudsters ahead of the British band’s reunion tour next year, with some losing as much as £1,000 ($1,298), UK lender Lloyds Banking Group said Tuesday.
—Anna Cooban, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
Nicole Fell, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Oct. 2024
Hundreds of hummingbirds zipping around feeders there enabled SABO co-directors Tom Wood and Sherry Williamson to put on a show while capturing and banding birds to help track their future migrations.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 22 Sep. 2024
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Trending on Billboard In a statement posted to social media on Nov. 4, Lambesis reflected on the internal issues that culminated in the band’s dissolution.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2024
The fans have lost £346 ($449) on average to fraudsters ahead of the British band’s reunion tour next year, with some losing as much as £1,000 ($1,298), UK lender Lloyds Banking Group said Tuesday.
—Anna Cooban, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
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The Westwood museum utilized its outdoor space to host stations featuring art projects, Annie Campbell food, and music by DJ Reprise and kids band The Sunday Dreamers.
—Nicole Fell, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Oct. 2024
Hundreds of hummingbirds zipping around feeders there enabled SABO co-directors Tom Wood and Sherry Williamson to put on a show while capturing and banding birds to help track their future migrations.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 22 Sep. 2024
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Rolling on custom 19-inch wheels wrapped in performance tires, the Suprabird is a fitting tribute.Kristin Shaw, Popular Science, 6 Nov. 2024
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The online Trump Store peddled bars of soap wrapped in a drawing of the White House.Zach Everson, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Boost’s fastest downloads, up to 1Gbps, come on phones such as Samsung’s Galaxy S24 that support four-channel carrier aggregation, in which the network ties multiple 5G channels together to maximize throughput.Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 11 Nov. 2024
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The Niners enter Sunday tied with the Rams for second in the NFC West at 4-4.Michael Nowels, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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Above the finish line, a shooting star streaks through a small hole in the clouds, a brief flash in the dark, just the narrowest of openings in the black, wet sky.Outside Online, Outside Online, 30 Oct. 2024
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Just be sure to look for liners topped with rust-resistant metal grommets because a trail of rust streaking your liner can be very unsightly! 4.Shivani Vyas, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Oct. 2024
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If the surface had holes, these curves circled around the holes forever, never taking an exit.Charlie Wood, WIRED, 3 Nov. 2024
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With the busing, migrants are circled around inside Mexican territory in a merry-go-round strategy that forces them to repeatedly pay off immigration agents, kidnappers and smugglers.Emily Green, ProPublica, 1 Nov. 2024
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Hoping that Brendan would find it in his heart to spare her husband’s life, and knowing that the IRA was bound to discover his double-identity sooner rather than later, Kathleen confesses to Brendan.Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
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But viewers are bound to tune in all the same, as the show about a Montana ranch owner and his family has broken ratings records for years.Anya Jaremko-Greenwold, The Week US, theweek, 13 Nov. 2024
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