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
Rohan Goswami, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2024
The report comes nearly four years after the 2021 Capitol riot and as the nation girds for the possibility of political violence after what are expected to be cliffhanger elections on Nov. 5.
—Tribune News Service, The Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2024
Stanley Tucci has fans girding their loins over his potential involvement in The Devil Wears Prada sequel.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 17 Oct. 2024
The Southern Ocean, which girds the planet in the latitudes above Antarctica and below the other continents, has the worst weather in the world because its waters circulate without any landmass to slow them down.
—Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic, 11 Oct. 2024
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Elliott and Southwest as recently as last week had been girding up for a proxy fight.
—Rohan Goswami, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2024
The report comes nearly four years after the 2021 Capitol riot and as the nation girds for the possibility of political violence after what are expected to be cliffhanger elections on Nov. 5.
—Tribune News Service, The Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2024
Stanley Tucci has fans girding their loins over his potential involvement in The Devil Wears Prada sequel.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 17 Oct. 2024
The Southern Ocean, which girds the planet in the latitudes above Antarctica and below the other continents, has the worst weather in the world because its waters circulate without any landmass to slow them down.
—Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic, 11 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gird
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The nearly three-hour podcast was a perfect storm of virality: comedy, conspiracy, and searing insult, leaving the internet in tatters.Rob Marriott, VIBE.com, 30 Dec. 2024
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Perhaps as a final insult to Carter, Iran released the hostages just minutes after President Ronald Reagan had been sworn in.Justin Doom, ABC News, 29 Dec. 2024
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The bodies were wrapped in shrouds, with blue press vests draped over them.Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 27 Dec. 2024
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They’re often stuffed with either shrimp or pork, wrapped in banana leaf to prevent them from sticking to one another, and thrown into a steamer.Christina Liao, Vogue, 27 Dec. 2024
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There will be a pretend pharmacy, equipped with the same inventory control systems and devices that real pharmacists use.George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
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Traveling with a support crew in a Titan (Nissan’s full-size pickup) equipped with safety equipment like a winch and recovery straps, Bouckley and the team strapped on their own snow boots, bundled up in cold weather gear, and headed out in search of blizzard activity.Kristin Shaw, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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In the coastal city of Jableh, where I was raised, and in the surrounding Alawite mountains, activists have estimated that tens of thousands of young men died fighting in Assad’s army, particularly in battles against opposition forces starting in 2011.Loubna Mrie, The Atlantic, 20 Dec. 2024
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Debate surrounding mask and vaccine mandates drew from scientific studies on their role in COVID-19 transmission, but often glossed over a careful evaluation of the tradeoffs between public health and personal autonomy that were the true core of the issue.Christopher M. Worsham, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
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In the 16th century, Rabelais furnished his novels with long lists of books, using the titles to satirize ecclesiastical libraries, the clergy, and religion in general.Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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The room is also furnished with wardrobes and some drawers.Adam Williams, New Atlas, 27 Dec. 2024
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Yoon defended his decision for troops to be deployed at the election commission as other forces were encircling the National Assembly.KIM TONG-HYUNG THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 21 Dec. 2024
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Roche, for decades the Met’s master planner and resident architect, answered all that excess by encircling the complex with severe walls of glass and blocks of concrete.Justin Davidson, Curbed, 10 Dec. 2024
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His general vibe on this show is exhausted and sarcastic, and that approach won me over, even as the content of his exhaustion and sarcasm is pretty gross.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2024
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The blue zones are also under assault from Saul Newman, an Australian researcher at University College London with a taste for sarcasm.science.org, science.org, 21 Nov. 2024
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Apparently real life—both past and present—supplied more than enough excitement.Victor Cha, The Atlantic, 20 Dec. 2024
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Johnson supplied his own menorah, which was made out of shrapnel from rockets shot down by the Israel Defense Forces.Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Gird.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gird. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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