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Recent Examples of waist
Moore, 62, looked effortlessly chic walking the red carpet at the Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall wearing a custom Bottega Veneta strapless black leather drop waist gown paired with a delicate Tiffany & Co. necklace and matching bracelet.
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Tracy Wright, Fox News, 24 Feb. 2025
Currently, his favorite style is Greco-Roman wrestling, a discipline in which legs cannot be used to obtain a fall and holds cannot be used below the waist.
—Braidon Nourse, The Denver Post, 15 Feb. 2025
Knits were slouchy but perfectly contoured to a woman's body, jackets nipped at the waist and layered over A-line skirts and sporty trousers, fuzzy bag charms and belt charms unite, and tasteful pops of color highlight earthy tones.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
The sequins gathered at her waist and expanded to create an intricate hourglass effect.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 14 Feb. 2025
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Tracy Wright, Fox News, 24 Feb. 2025
Currently, his favorite style is Greco-Roman wrestling, a discipline in which legs cannot be used to obtain a fall and holds cannot be used below the waist.
—Braidon Nourse, The Denver Post, 15 Feb. 2025
Knits were slouchy but perfectly contoured to a woman's body, jackets nipped at the waist and layered over A-line skirts and sporty trousers, fuzzy bag charms and belt charms unite, and tasteful pops of color highlight earthy tones.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
The sequins gathered at her waist and expanded to create an intricate hourglass effect.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for waist
Noun
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Respiratory problems: Regurgitated stomach acids that reach the back of your throat can be inhaled and cause irritation in your lungs and airways.—
Mark Gurarie,
Health,
7 Mar. 2025
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While Hill was lying flat on his stomach in the street, Torres pressed his palm onto the back of his neck, the footage shows.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Piling snow in the middle or at the bottom of a slope can cause a dam effect, resulting in an icy mess during freezing and thawing cycles.—
Kamron Sanders,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Mar. 2025
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The Bar at Asher Adams The hotel's signature bar sits in the middle of its main hall built into the train station's original ticket windows with a wall of clocks above.—
Hudson Lindenberger,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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The dress is strapless and backless with a high waistline, and a voluminous princess-like silhouette.—
Aamina Inayat Khan,
StyleCaster,
3 Mar. 2025
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These Levi’s jeans have an ultra-high waistline and strike the ideal balance between figure-hugging skinny jeans and baggy silhouettes.—
Emily Weaver,
People.com,
1 Mar. 2025
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Trimming a couple of those detours from the midsection would improve the overall pacing.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
25 Feb. 2025
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The bullet had entered 65-year-old Sheryl Ferguson’s midsection, exited high on her back, passed through the chair behind her and lodged in the wall.—
Christopher Goffard,
Los Angeles Times,
22 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
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There are also some revealing looks with bare midriffs and cutouts, styles seldom associated with Penney’s.—
David Moin,
WWD,
23 Jan. 2025
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The filmmaker’s high-profile doc delves into the belly of Naples, which is known for its resilience, crime and creative energy, partly by knocking on people’s doors.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
28 Feb. 2025
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Nightclubs are full of lecherous old Americans groping belly dancers with their webbed frog hands.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
27 Feb. 2025
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Investigators found damaging evidence against her, including internet searches for chloroform and neck-breaking and traces of human decomposition in the trunk of her car.—
Fortesa Latifi,
Rolling Stone,
5 Mar. 2025
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This goes beyond removing lower branches to make mowing around the trunks easier.—
Luke Miller,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Waist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waist. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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