bands 1 of 3

noun (1)

plural of band
1
as in loops
a circular strip a band of cloth tied around his wrist

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2
as in bracelets
something that physically prevents free movement numerous bands of plastic held the toy securely in the box

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3
as in streaks
a line or long narrow section differing in color from the background skunks have a band of white down their backs

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bands

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noun (2)

plural of band
1
as in orchestras
a usually large group of musicians playing together that band is looking for a new singer

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2
as in teams
a group of people working together on a task a band of volunteer searchers found the lost child

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3
as in groups
a usually small number of persons considered as a unit a band of explorers

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as in clusters
a number of things considered as a unit a band of songbirds

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bands

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verb

present tense third-person singular of band
1
as in wraps
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 ties
to gather into a tight mass by means of a line or cord banded the newspapers together for delivery

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3
as in stripes
to make stripes on banded the sleeves of the robe with strips of contrasting material

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Recent Examples of bands
Noun
Both bands share a genre-bending approach, improvising to create performances that — in theory, at least — are singular. — Jennifer Day, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026 These bands help biologists track and monitor the birds over time. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 13 Aug. 2026 Its large disk shows colorful cloud bands, the Great Red Spot and orbiting moons even in modest telescopes. — Damian Peach, Space.com, 13 Aug. 2026 There is a gym, which has one treadmill, one rower, a stationary bike, and an elliptical machine, plus bands and weights. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Aug. 2026 Blue bands ranging from 90% to 25% show decreasing solar coverage across Europe, northern Africa, Canada and parts of the United States. — Raf Sanchez, NBC news, 12 Aug. 2026 In January 2023, Clancy allegedly killed her three children – Cora, 5; Dawson, 3; and Callan, 8 months – by strangling them with exercise bands at her Duxbury, Massachusetts, home. — Melina Khan, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026 Yoga equipment, massage tools, and stretching bands will also be on hand. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 11 Aug. 2026 The people from Pylon were there and a bunch of Atlanta bands. — Peter Larsen, Daily News, 11 Aug. 2026
Verb
The Sussexes recently praised Australia for enacting a law that bands anyone under 16 from owning a social media account, Boshoff said. — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026 In recent days, Best Coast’s Bethany Cosentino, and bands Beach Bunny and Wednesday, also have left the agency, Deadline reported. — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 10 Feb. 2026 Signatories included Pedro Pascal, Ariana Grande, Sabrina Carpenter, Daniel Radcliffe, Jamie Lee Curtis and Margaret Cho, along with Bay Area bands Shannon and the Clams and Hunx and His Punx. — Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 Jan. 2026 One thing that bands from the Northeast shared with bands from the Northwest was an appreciation for a good sweater. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2025 Similarly to Dillon, the town of Vail boasts a state-of-the-art amphitheater that bands forgo radius clauses to perform at. — Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bands
  1. loops
  2. bracelets
  3. streaks
  4. orchestras
  5. teams
  6. groups
  7. clusters
  8. wraps
Noun
  • Bikes for big kids and tweens By this age, kids want bikes that can keep up with them on neighborhood rides, park loops and the occasional trail.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The French container shipping firm had previously trialed Europe-Asia FAL3 loops late last year before rerouting them back around the Cape starting in January.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of loops
Noun
  • Investigators reported that Dogan approached a woman and offered to buy two bracelets worth thousands of dollars before allegedly taking them.
    — Abby Dodge, Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Keeping the outfit simple for her lax vacation, Berry paired the dress with gold jewelry—including bangle bracelets and huggie earrings.
    — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of bracelets
Noun
  • Constant price alerts, streaks and one-tap trades work the same way.
    — Daniel Schlaepfer, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Those remnants collide with Earth's atmosphere at extremely high speeds, producing streaks of light known as shooting stars.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of streaks
Noun
  • The cello is an instrument most often associated with concert halls, orchestras and chamber music.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Play a game of golf on a course laid out on the valley floor, visit a concert hall that brings full orchestras into the mountains, or indulge in mountain dining that has quietly earned its Michelin stars.
    — Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of orchestras
Noun
  • Earlier in the season, a multi-inning outing for Pintaro, who has attracted interest from other teams over the past couple of years, would’ve meant a trip back to Triple A; the Mets would’ve needed to swap him for a fresh pitcher.
    — Will Sammon, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Its foreign ministry spokesperson Majed al-Ansari previously said Qatari rescue teams searched for their remains and spoke to Iran to coordinate the handover of one of their bodies.
    — Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of teams
Noun
  • Brazilians lead the way in seven different age groups, from Philippe Coutinho at 16 all the way to Neymar aged 31.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
  • These groups that are coming here are coming for one reason, and that is to provoke a reaction and generate attention.
    — Heath Kalb, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of groups
Noun
  • The group’s survey efforts are mostly organized into 17 clusters, each containing 12 to 16 individual collection sites spread out in a grid of roughly 14 square miles.
    — John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Multiple outbreaks, only one tied to lettuce Not all of these clusters have been linked to the same source, however.
    — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of clusters
Verb
  • Jason thus dismembers Cassidy’s corpse, wraps his bits up in tin foil, and stores them away in the freezer.
    — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Upgrade your desktop setup with LG's 27-inch UltraGear monitor, featuring an immersive 1,000R curved QHD display that wraps around your field of view.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of wraps

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“Bands.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bands. Accessed 18 Aug. 2026.

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