1
as in wrapped
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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2
as in tied
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 banded
Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Sep. 2024
It’s finished with banded cuffs and convenient side-seam pockets.
—Jamie Allison Sanders, Peoplemag, 14 Sep. 2024
CBS News, 6 Dec. 2024
Biologists banded Wisdom in 1956, which is how the forest service has been able to track her for so long.
—Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
The overall color pattern would have helped the dinosaur blend into the undergrowth, paleontologists hypothesize, while the banded tail could have been a striking visual signal.
—Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Sep. 2024
It’s finished with banded cuffs and convenient side-seam pockets.
—Jamie Allison Sanders, Peoplemag, 14 Sep. 2024
Verb
Wisdom was first banded as an adult in 1956 and has raised as many as 30 chicks, Plissner said.
—CBS News, 6 Dec. 2024
Biologists banded Wisdom in 1956, which is how the forest service has been able to track her for so long.
—Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
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Then, make sure to upgrade your button-up shirt collection with a striped option from Róhe or a bright blue piece from Toteme, which is always favored.Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 9 Dec. 2024
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The striped option is classic, but the brown shade (which is almost out of stock) is undeniably versatile.Neha Tandon, People.com, 3 Dec. 2024
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The network plans to launch more verticals in months to come, with some, like sports, tied to things in which people can invest.Brian Steinberg, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
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But with new run concepts and personnel, and both teams ranking top five nationally in red zone touchdown rate with Army QB Bryson Daily producing 29 TD’s (tied for most in FBS), odds are there is more scoring than expected in the 125th edition of ‘America’s Game’.Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Bruins descended upon Eagles goalkeeper Izzy Sussman, prodding at her while the bright-yellow keeper bounded one shot off her toes.Gqlshare, Baltimore Sun, 3 Nov. 2024
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The family sold the newspaper in the heart of western Iowa, sort of within the triangle bounded by Sioux City, Des Moines and Omaha, Nebraska, to Iowa Information based in Sheldon, Iowa.Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 14 Nov. 2024
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“Banded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banded. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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