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banded

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[ban-did] / ˈbæn dɪd /

adjective

  1. marked or fitted with a band or bands.

  2. Architecture. (of a column, door architrave, etc.) having the regular flutings, moldings, or the like interrupted at regular intervals by projecting blocks or drums.


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Origin of banded

First recorded in 1480–90; band 2 + -ed 2

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A mother of three boys with complex needs has been left "speechless" after a group of kind strangers banded together to transform her home in just 48 hours.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Now there was a Reddit forum called WallStreetBets, where amateur retail investors banded together around highly volatile securities, turning quick and substantial profits.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

India is pushing the use of the rupee in trade settlements and cross-border financing, and 10 European banks have banded together to launch a euro-backed stablecoin later this year.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

With this approach, scientists can begin charting atmospheric differences across many exoplanets observable by JWST, much as ground-based telescopes once documented Jupiter's Great Red Spot and its banded clouds.

From Science Daily • Nov. 2, 2025

His men pushed open the great oaken doors, twenty feet tall and banded with bronze.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

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