goalpost
noun
goal·post
ˈgōl-ˌpōst 
: one of usually two vertical posts that with or without a crossbar constitute the goal in various games
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Gen Z’s new goalposts America has never reckoned with a generation unwilling to blame themselves for the failure of its Dream.
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Alice Lassman, Time, 8 Sep. 2025
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—Diane Brady, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025
Nigerian Imuran Rofiat was unlucky not to level the scores when her left-wing cross hit the inside of the Arsenal goalpost.
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The pushing of the goalposts includes unappealing and snide assaults on basically anybody who ever said a negative word about Deen.
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Alice Lassman, Time, 8 Sep. 2025
But the goalposts are so hard to achieve that even the lowest targets will be hard for Musk to reach.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025
Nigerian Imuran Rofiat was unlucky not to level the scores when her left-wing cross hit the inside of the Arsenal goalpost.
—Asif Burhan, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
The pushing of the goalposts includes unappealing and snide assaults on basically anybody who ever said a negative word about Deen.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
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“Goalpost.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goalpost. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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goalpost
noun
goal·post
ˈgōl-ˌpōst
: one of two upright posts that serve as the goal in various games
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