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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.


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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of banding

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

Example Sentences

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These arbitration agreements also often prohibit workers from banding together in class-action lawsuits.

From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026

The second is an arbitration requirement that restricts investors from banding together to file class-action suits.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

It stopped short of striking him off the medical register, saying that his suspension - at the "upper end" of the banding - was the "most proportionate sanction".

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2026

The play, an imaginative account of a group of women banding together in a gymnasium during the early days of the women’s rights movement, begins with a performer checking in on us.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2025

Rotating once every ten hours, it exhibits colorful equatorial banding, which is, however, not so prominent as Jupiter’s.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

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