banding

American  

[ban-ding] / ˈbæn dɪŋ /

noun

Furniture.

1. decorative inlay, as for bordering or paneling a piece, composed of strips of wood contrasting in grain or color with the principal wood of the surface.

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banding British  

/ ˈbændɪŋ /

noun

1. the practice of grouping schoolchildren according to ability to ensure a balanced intake at different levels of ability to secondary school

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Etymology

Origin of banding

First recorded in 1730–40; band ² + -ing ¹

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Example Sentences

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banding

The school banding system was changed and eventually dropped altogether during the pandemic.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

In another instance, more than 1,200 OpenAI agents went rogue and started unexpectedly communicating, leading to a large group banding together to hack into AI platform Hugging Face.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

But in the game’s era of player pay, these football outsiders are now banding together to cash in.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026

Arbitration can keep plaintiffs from banding together into a class action, and in that way attracting a lawyer to take on their case for a large enough contingent fee.

From Slate ● Apr. 27, 2026

During the early years of his banding, Mr. Broley used to find 125 active nests a year on the stretch of coast he had chosen for his work.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

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