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Recent Examples of broomstick
The department's evidence room was unsecured, and surveillance footage showed unauthorized people accessing it through a hole in a wall and using a broomstick to open the door from the inside, Crocker said.
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Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
The district attorney repeatedly assailed the Police Department over the level of security in its evidence room, saying that officers had unfettered access through a gap in the wall and used a broomstick to jimmy a door.
—Neil Vigdor, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
False positives are also common, Marlow said, as these types of systems have been known to misidentify broomsticks as rifles, and rulers for knives.
—Amanda Musa, CNN, 1 Feb. 2025
As with their appearance in the premiere, these hooded terrors immediately set up a scene tailor-made for a Disney ride with the witches’ daring escape on — horror of all horrors — broomsticks.
—Caroline Framke, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2024
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Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
The district attorney repeatedly assailed the Police Department over the level of security in its evidence room, saying that officers had unfettered access through a gap in the wall and used a broomstick to jimmy a door.
—Neil Vigdor, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
False positives are also common, Marlow said, as these types of systems have been known to misidentify broomsticks as rifles, and rulers for knives.
—Amanda Musa, CNN, 1 Feb. 2025
As with their appearance in the premiere, these hooded terrors immediately set up a scene tailor-made for a Disney ride with the witches’ daring escape on — horror of all horrors — broomsticks.
—Caroline Framke, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for broomstick
Noun
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As the show ended, the man of the hour took his bow and stopped to kiss his wife and carry his son off the runway.—
Roxanne Robinson,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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Behind him stands a little girl, less than half his size, wearing a red dress, a red bow poking from the thicket of her heavy black hair.—
Daniel Alarcón,
New Yorker,
30 June 2025
Noun
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This creates a self-reinforcing loop: as activity on the chain increases, so does the pool of capital available to users, which in turn improves trading execution, reduces slippage, and boosts overall yield.—
Azeem Khan,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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Others paid tribute to classic Americana, with patriotic flags waving through Levi’s or Wrangler denim belt loops.—
Amber Elliott,
Vogue,
30 June 2025
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Your website is your business headquarters, and your social media handles are your retail stores.—
Sahil Gandhi,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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His handle was tight and crisp, with serious hesitation and craft with his footwork.—
Sam Vecenie,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
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The top three contributors to hydroplaning are: Vehicle speed - When a vehicle's speed increases, the tire-traction grip and ability to control the vehicle decreases.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
27 June 2025
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Hundreds of Iranians have been detained on political and security charges as the government works to retain its grip on power.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
27 June 2025
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Table arrangements by florist Milli Proust drew inspiration from the Persian haft-sin, incorporating elements like hyacinths, wheatgrass, and candles.—
Lilah Ramzi,
Vogue,
19 Nov. 2024
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My grandparents set their haft-seen with poetry.—
Caroline Newton,
Bon Appétit,
18 Mar. 2022
Noun
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Video and phone recordings showed Frey cutting up a rubber glove, filling it with something and stuffing the package into an arrow shaft during a call with Smith.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
19 June 2025
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Its purpose is to hydrate and soften the hair shaft, not the scalp.—
Jamie Wilson,
Glamour,
16 June 2025
Noun
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This was tested by making the participants perform a handgrip exercise while looking at photos of either someone supportive (like a close friend) or a stranger.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
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Normal handgrip strength varies based on age, gender, which hand is used, and the type of dynamometer.—
Stephanie Brown,
Verywell Health,
14 May 2025
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Last year in Denver, the Wolves celebrated a historic, 20-point comeback victory to the hilt.—
Jon Krawczynski,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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Lucas played the eager beaver to the hilt to dazzle Dr. Fox.—
Charlie Mason,
TVLine,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Broomstick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/broomstick. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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