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belt

[belt] / bɛlt /


NOUN
strip of land with characteristic feature
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The fields are in the Carabobo region, in Venezuela’s Orinoco belt.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

"You start to see Orion in late autumn. Orion is a distinct constellation that you can see with the three stars... the belt of Orion."

From BBC Aug. 31, 2026

With a rollicking mix of high-energy country twang, twisty ballads and production-heavy pop hits bolstered by her crisp belt, she made the stage her own.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 30, 2026

Chantelle Cameron produced one of the finest displays of her career to beat Mikaela Mayer and add the WBA and WBC light middleweight titles to her WBO belt.

From BBC Aug. 29, 2026

In every state, it’s against the law to drive in a car without a seat belt.

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith

"If we don't manage to fill the lakes in November, we're going to have to tighten our belts," former canal administrator Jorge Quijano told AFP.

From Barron's Sep. 3, 2026

The North Korean leader has responded to international pressure by urging his population to tighten their belts.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

For three-weight world champion Mayer, this is the third defeat of her 25-fight career and costs her the WBA and WBC belts, which Cameron now puts with her WBO title.

From BBC Aug. 29, 2026

Maybe the only way to justify a magnetic attraction to wanting my bags, shoes and belts to be studded, spiky, pierced and heavy is by connecting the dots.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

In addition to the spoken word, their communication methods include petroglyphs, wampum belts, and books with symbols painted on bark cloth.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

But for now, the most viable method to avoid infection is to wear a long-sleeved shirt tucked into belted pants, and socks—even better if the clothing is permethrin-treated.

From Slate Aug. 6, 2026

At every game, they have belted out in Spanish: For the Falklands, for Diego, for the last World Cup of Leo.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

And that was the tune belted out from the west section of the national stadium as the City players lifted the trophy amid the pyrotechnics, and fans rejoiced by serenading Semenyo.

From BBC May 16, 2026

During the press tour’s kickoff in Mexico City, Streep — styled by Micaela Erlanger — donned a long, belted navy blue Schiaparelli dress.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 21, 2026

Her dress hung on her thin frame, her hip bones protruding at the belted waistline.

From "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys

“The robot killed the working man,” he sang while belting out the yet-to-be released song to a crowd near Dallas.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 29, 2026

Pope said Tyler would have "been belting out" her ballad, along with all the other people who were listening and singing along to her song during the solar eclipse.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

Speakers take turns addressing crowds while also belting out protest songs and poems.

From Barron's Jul. 23, 2026

“If walls could sing, this charming three-story mountain retreat would be belting out a country classic,” the description continues, noting that “nearly everything inside remains just as Dolly left it.”

From MarketWatch Jun. 23, 2026

We put headphones on when Didu's belting out songs about red roads, barroom brawls, magnolia blossoms, and lonely cowboys.

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins




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