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Recent Examples of waist
That meant some old Hollywood masculine tropes through a female gaze—suits with nipped in waists, leather pants like chaps, sharply tailored denim.
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Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 7 Mar. 2025
Whole villages melt Into the sea from spit islands thin
As a beanpole’s waist.
—J.t. Townley, The New York Review of Books, 6 Mar. 2025
Macron also added a few nautical details to her look, including an anchor at her waist.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 28 Feb. 2025
Tory Burch and McQueen exemplified the new fit, which tucks in at the waist and flares below—a silhouette that looks good on pretty much everyone (and leaves some room for layering).
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 28 Feb. 2025
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Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 7 Mar. 2025
Whole villages melt Into the sea from spit islands thin
As a beanpole’s waist.
—J.t. Townley, The New York Review of Books, 6 Mar. 2025
Macron also added a few nautical details to her look, including an anchor at her waist.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 28 Feb. 2025
Tory Burch and McQueen exemplified the new fit, which tucks in at the waist and flares below—a silhouette that looks good on pretty much everyone (and leaves some room for layering).
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for waist
Noun
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As floodwaters from the Swannanoa River rose to stomach level inside their house on Sept. 27, Mills’ 24-year-old son hacked his way through the attic ceiling with a chef’s knife and a hammer so the family could get atop the roof.—
Ames Alexander,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Mar. 2025
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Harper developed a fever and began complaining of stomach pain.—
Jordan Greene,
People.com,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Parker Kelly moved back to the middle on the fourth line, with Joel Kiviranta and Logan O’Connor.—
Corey Masisak,
The Denver Post,
19 Mar. 2025
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Text removed from the January statement is in red with a horizontal line through the middle.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
19 Mar. 2025
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From the bodice to the waistline of Brown’s dress were three-dimensional floral embellishments with shades of soft pink and metallic.—
Julia Teti,
WWD,
13 Mar. 2025
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Columbia Sportswear adds pockets below the waistline of certain women's shirts so that they are not technically classified as blouses, which brings the duty rate down from 26.9% to 16%, as Marketplace reported in 2019.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
7 Mar. 2025
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On Tuesday, twisters, damaging winds and large hail were all possible as the strong storm system began moving across the nation’s midsection into Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi, the federal Storm Prediction Center warned.—
Jeff Martin and Jack Brook,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2025
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On Tuesday, twisters, damaging winds and large hail are all possible as a strong storm system moves across the nation’s midsection into Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi, the federal Storm Prediction Center warns.—
Jack Brook,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Mar. 2025
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Create a pleasant silhouette by accentuating the waist and tailoring the midriff.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2025
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And every older man knows the battle of the midriff bulge becomes a greater challenge as testosterone levels decline.—
Bryant Stamford,
The Courier-Journal,
26 Nov. 2024
Noun
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Between the lines: Other prominent liberals have ventured into the belly of the beast with a different mindset — engage in fierce but respectful debate with the goal of publicly exposing MAGA's flaws.—
Zachary Basu,
Axios,
14 Mar. 2025
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One puppeteer uses tubing to add blood and other fluids at appropriate points during the birth; the other has an arm inside the hollow pregnant belly in order to squeeze the silicone baby out of the vaginal canal.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
13 Mar. 2025
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Close on either side were eerie woods flooded with shallow swamp water, the trees’ shaggy trunks festooned with air plants and the occasional ghost orchid.—
Stanley Stewart,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Mar. 2025
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Aleksi drops his trunks underneath the water… and Laurie drunkenly pulls off her top!—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
16 Mar. 2025
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“Waist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waist. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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