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Recent Examples of waist
Within seconds, the door was opened by a faceless robot dressed in a beige bodysuit that clung tight to its trim waist and long legs.
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Cade Metz, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
The timeless belt is adjustable to add shape at the waist, and the elbow-length sleeves provide just enough coverage to stay comfortable when temperatures are fluctuating throughout the season.
—Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 20 Mar. 2025
They are made of double-weave, gauze cotton with an elasticated waist for easy pull-on.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 19 Mar. 2025
Queen Letizia paired the dress with a black belt at the waist, a style choice she’s worn in the past.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 18 Mar. 2025
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Cade Metz, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
The timeless belt is adjustable to add shape at the waist, and the elbow-length sleeves provide just enough coverage to stay comfortable when temperatures are fluctuating throughout the season.
—Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 20 Mar. 2025
They are made of double-weave, gauze cotton with an elasticated waist for easy pull-on.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 19 Mar. 2025
Queen Letizia paired the dress with a black belt at the waist, a style choice she’s worn in the past.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 18 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for waist
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Wiggins missed one game due to a stomach illness, five games due to a sprained right ankle, two games due to a left lower leg contusion and six straight games due to a recent hamstring issue.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
10 Apr. 2025
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Read more Chemistry What Mom Finds in Her Teen Daughter's Room Shocks Internet: 'Dangerous' This includes both ingredients in food and natural substances in the body that can trigger bitter taste sensors found outside the mouth, like in the stomach or other organs.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Myers said feedback from unions and regulators prompted Norfolk Southern to extend training from a nonconsecutive, four-week program with a monthlong break in the middle to a continuous five-week one.—
Atlanta Journal-Constitution,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2025
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The shoe dropping, the call in the middle of the night, the attempt to take her emotional temperature on every phone call.—
Joan Didion,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2025
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Instead, my design accentuates the collarbone, the back of the neck, and the waistline.—
Tianwei Zhang,
WWD,
25 Mar. 2025
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The bow—a palpable representation of femininity and girlhood—manifests itself in several adaptations throughout the collection, ornamented on shoes, wrapped around waistlines and even crafted into large-scale bodices.—
Elizabeth Grace Coyne,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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Instead, two central 36-foot long sections were added to its midsection extending its length.—
Ramsey Qubein,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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Apple shapes tend to carry their weight around their midsection, with a big bust and broad shoulders, but their arms and legs tend to be slimmer.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2025
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But Reichel supports Nazar’s hockey version of a midriff.—
Phil Thompson,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Mar. 2025
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Create a pleasant silhouette by accentuating the waist and tailoring the midriff.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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As Trump approaches the restaurant, a girlfriend runs to greet her on Washington Avenue and excitedly touches her belly.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2025
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This can cause scaly, crusty skin on their head, neck, and belly; sores on their lips and eyelids; dry and cracked paw pads; and dental disease.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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On a bluff in Pacific Palisades, California, overlooking the Pacific Ocean, sit the Eames House and workshop, their rectangular structures nestled between the trunks of century-old eucalyptus trees.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
8 Apr. 2025
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Amidst clips of blooming flowers, ocean waves, and tree trunks, however, eagle-eyed well-wishers also noticed two dogs walking behind a man presumed to be William in the video.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Waist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waist. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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