: a gymnastic or acrobatic apparatus consisting of a short horizontal bar suspended by two parallel ropes
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performing tricks on the trapeze
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This 100 percent cotton trapeze-style dress comes in 11 colors and sizes S to XXL.
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Lauren Finney Harden, InStyle, 10 Jan. 2026
When the bombers went into enemy territory, the ones carrying a Goblin would open their bomb bays and lower the tiny fighter on a dirty big trapeze.
—New Atlas, 8 Jan. 2026
The line has expanded from its first Pochette totes (in regular and slim shapes) to include a shoulder bag version with textured leather and a trapeze design.
—Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 15 Dec. 2025
Everything changed when Maggie tried to backflip off a trapeze bar into a foam pit.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 11 Dec. 2025
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Lauren Finney Harden, InStyle, 10 Jan. 2026
When the bombers went into enemy territory, the ones carrying a Goblin would open their bomb bays and lower the tiny fighter on a dirty big trapeze.
—New Atlas, 8 Jan. 2026
The line has expanded from its first Pochette totes (in regular and slim shapes) to include a shoulder bag version with textured leather and a trapeze design.
—Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 15 Dec. 2025
Everything changed when Maggie tried to backflip off a trapeze bar into a foam pit.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 11 Dec. 2025
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“Trapeze.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trapeze. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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trapeze
noun
tra·peze
tra-ˈpēz 
: a gymnastic or acrobatic device consisting of a short horizontal bar hung from two parallel ropes
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