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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Understanding The Human Risk Landscape The goalposts for securing an organization’s internal systems are constantly shifting.
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That goalpost has shifted to securing a ceasefire within his first 100 days, or by the end of this month.
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Lowering the goalposts, however, could lead him toward a different, and more successful, path.
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Masha Sedova, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
Stand against a wall and slide bent arms up and down in a goalpost pattern.
—Stephanie Anderson Witmer, Health, 5 May 2025
That goalpost has shifted to securing a ceasefire within his first 100 days, or by the end of this month.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 16 Apr. 2025
Lowering the goalposts, however, could lead him toward a different, and more successful, path.
—Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for goalpost
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“Goalpost.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goalpost. Accessed 23 May. 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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