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bungee cord

noun

Definition of bungee cord

as in stay

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Recent Examples of bungee cord Just watching Shannon try to handle a bungee cord is like watching Charlie Chaplin try to walk down the street. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 17 July 2026 It’s anchored to the pool walls with bungee cords on either end, so that the mat floats in the middle of the pool but doesn’t flip over. — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026 After decapitating the body, Kennedy tied the head to the top of the family's minivan with a bungee cord, making for a less-than-pleasant five-hour drive back home to Mount Kisco, New York, according to her recollection. — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 26 May 2026 If needed, use bungee cords or cinder blocks to keep animals out. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 5 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for bungee cord

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Noun

The number of people settling down for longer-term stays, including work and study, also hit an all-time high last year.

— Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
The ponytail may only be on hiatus, but Bobiana is making a very strong case for an extended stay.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of stay

Noun

Meanwhile, North Korea has been adding mines, barbed wire fences, tactical roads, anti-tank walls and other fortifications to what's already one of the world's most heavily armed borders.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
The deputy made a U-turn and saw the man, who deputies say is 49-year-old Brenton Burke, kneeling under the truck’s steering column and pulling wires, the arrest report states.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of wire

Noun

However, a Ukrainian commander interviewed by The War Zone described cable breakage, equipment fragility, and handling difficulties.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
Law prepared his dry suit, fins and medical items, then put on a harness that would be hooked onto a cable to lower him down from the aircraft into the ocean.

— Jaimie Ding, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of cable

Noun

The top of the device has a snap-in lanyard clip, and the back has a reset button and four charging pins that align with the terminals on the charging cradle.

— John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 19 Oct. 2026
The lanyard-friendly messenger costs $120 plus a monthly subscription of less than $10.

— Chris Stokel-Walker, Time, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of lanyard

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On the classic Aerial Adventure ropes course, three difficulty levels with a handful of diverging paths give visitors plenty of reasons to try the obstacles more than once.

— Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026
The rope, much of which is imported from India, and the bait, which largely comes from Europe, is also more expensive due to the combination of tariffs and higher fuel costs.

— Megan Cassella, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of rope

Noun

Along with competitive pressures and ongoing cutting of the pay-TV cord, agentic AI tools have streamlined the customer service operations at Comcast.

— Dade Hayes, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026
Gus Ormo, a Venezuelan singer and composer known for his romantic songwriting and piano skill, was found dead face down in his backyard pool, surrounded by a long cord, Friday morning, authorities said.

— Joan Murray, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of cord

Noun

Vying for dominance as well are the haughty, self-serving bureaucrats of the area’s bustling capital of South Wood (Jemaine Clement, Marc Evan Jackson), who pull their political strings from the relative safety of the grand Pittock Mansion.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Anderson’s cover is string-heavy and tropical in nature, but where Buffett sang it with a forceful voice, Anderson goes for soft and understated, allowing both men’s versions to stand distinctly on their own.

— Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2026

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