GIRDING Synonyms: 101 Similar and Opposite Words

girding

verb

present participle of gird

as in wrapping

to encircle or bind with or as if with a belt for the celebration of the heroes' return, well-wishers girded hundreds of trees with yellow ribbons she girded her waist with a delicate sash

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as in equipping

to provide (someone) with what is needed for a task or activity the Spartan warrior girded himself for battle with sword and shield

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as in surrounding

to form a circle around a tall hedge girds the exclusive estate and shields it from prying eyes

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Recent Examples of girding In recent years, headlines about the country focused on the scale of its ambition, or the fantastical giga-projects girding Vision 2030, the full-steam-ahead drive to remake the kingdom into a business and entertainment powerhouse. — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026 The work has begun Internally, Fed officials are girding for debate. — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 22 May 2026 Not just any type of bus, but a marshrutka—a crowded, rumbling, claustrophobic Soviet holdover minibus, solidly built with steel girding and equally lacking in shock absorbers and seat padding. — Irene Zabytko may 7, Literary Hub, 7 May 2026 With both a trustee and mayoral election in the offing for next year, the committee is girding itself for a hot and heavy election season in 2027. — Jerry Shnay, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026 Colleges across the country are girding for the demographic cliff of fewer young people enrolling due to a decades-long, nationwide decline in birth rates. — Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2026 The Asia energy crisis Asia, which gets much of its oil and gas from the Middle East, is now girding for an extended energy crisis. — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026 But as artificial general intelligence (AGI) came into view—the idea of a transformatively powerful technology that could surpass human geniuses at most tasks—Hunter-Torricke grew convinced industry executives weren’t girding for the level of disruption the technology would bring. — Billy Perrigo, Time, 17 Feb. 2026 Baker said Yolo Food Bank is girding for the short term. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2025

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Katie Zacharia, the new White House press secretary, faced reporters for the first time Tuesday for a very brief turn at the lectern, taking a handful of questions before abruptly wrapping it up.

— Michelle L. Price, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
The gold numbering, along with a single gold racing stripe wrapping around the armholes, and a distinct gold-and-white striping pattern running down the right side of both the jersey and the shorts.

— Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026

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Its modular design is intended to support installation in field environments, potentially simplifying the process of equipping vehicles with robotic capabilities.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
Costs would cover the design, construction, furnishing and equipping of the facility.

— Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 16 Oct. 2026

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Sepesi hopes the worldwide attention surrounding the Pope's diagnosis will encourage more people to learn about lung cancer.

— Tori Mason, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
With so much drama surrounding Taverner and Sid, in particular, the episode keeps most of the other characters on the back burner until next week’s finale.

— Scott Tobias, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of surrounding

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Costs would cover the design, construction, furnishing and equipping of the facility.

— Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 16 Oct. 2026
The request was made prior to Guilfoyle’s Senate confirmation last year, and Deters has denied furnishing the money.

— Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 12 Oct. 2026

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Captured by the Solar Wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer, or SMILE, the footage reveals the full ring of auroral activity encircling Earth's north pole in ultraviolet light, stretching across both the night and day sides of our planet.

— Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Dumas watched, charmed, his arms encircling his wife’s shoulders, and accepted an ice-cream sundae in a silver parfait cup.

— Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026

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Serhii Sternenko, who runs a foundation supplying drones to Ukrainian forces and previously served as an adviser to Ukraine's defense minister, also reported the Starlink speed limits and later said the speeds were being limited even further.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026
By 2045, the downstate Ameren area will need 8 gigawatts of batteries capable of supplying the grid for four hours to provide reliable service, consultants for the IPA and other state agencies said last month.

— John Lippert, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026

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