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cinch

[sinch] / sɪntʃ /
NOUN
easy accomplishment
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For a woman who Hollywood exiles into the Nevada desert, only for her to build an empire and return to Los Angeles to conquer the industry, besting cancer should be a cinch.

From Salon ● May 29, 2026

Skirts could be very full, with crinolines underneath, or they could be pencil skirts, worn with cinch belts and sweaters with bat-wing sleeves.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2025

Getting around this city is a cinch since Columbia is known for its efficient public transportation options.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2025

She launches into how she likes to style her brown snakeskin Chloé Silverado bag — with “one of those skirts that you can cinch and pull up a bit” and “gladiator sandals.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2025

I can feel her looking at me, and I cinch the hood of my coat.

From "Will Grayson, Will Grayson" by John Green and David Levithan

“I ride them. I told them all they got saddle cinches on their sides because I have tightened that thing so hard riding them. They have done a great job.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2021

With this attention to detail, Hayden cinches his spot as a noteworthy figure in the lineage of American conceptualism.

From New York Times ● Jul. 29, 2021

High praise, indeed, but what cinches it for Thompson is the timing.

From Washington Post ● May 15, 2019

That cinches it: Jane is writing the show we know as Jane the Virgin.

From Slate ● Mar. 27, 2019

The kind that cinches around your head like a shower cap.

From "Because of Mr. Terupt" by Rob Buyea

Each player wears a thin black belt which is cinched tightly around the waist with one flag attach to each hip.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2026

The nostalgic tone of the collection was captured by some attendees who praised the juxtaposition of pieces, resulting in fluid, less cinched silhouettes reminiscent of 1940s Hollywood.

From Barron's ● May 14, 2026

In the 1940s, the influence of Christian Dior's New Look cinched waists were apparent, then in the 1950s, references to Spanish fashion house Balenciaga's more voluminous style emerged in the Queen's clothes, says de Guitaut.

From BBC ● Dec. 26, 2025

The cinched waist—the subtle negative drafts ahead of rear quarters—might as well have had whalebone stays.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2025

She wore skinny jeans and a long white gauzy shirt cinched around her tiny waist with a wide leather belt.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry

Trade tensions between the U.S. and China sent stocks on another roller-coaster ride Tuesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average cinching its biggest intraday comeback since April.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2025

The Cougars compensated for his injury by cinching up their defense, forcing Texas Tech into several shot-clock violations.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 15, 2024

Up in the bucket of the scissor lift, she maneuvered through her huge cat’s cradle, cinching lines and crocheting them with larger stitched panels to create dense splashes of color among the trees.

From New York Times ● Jun. 22, 2023

You begin by getting dressed, pulling on knickers and a cloth chest protector, navigating various straps and zippers, cinching up a thick jacket.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 2022

Dimple snorted but remained silent, cinching her hood tight around her head.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon


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