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Recent Examples of bungee cord
Officers found her in bed with a bungee cord around her neck, no longer breathing, prosecutors said.
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Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025
Follow these step-by-step instructions: Step 1: Bundle the Grass
To make clean-up easier, bind each clump of grass tightly with twine, a bungee cord, or painter's tape.
—Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Feb. 2025
One example is the Corsi-Rosenthal box made from simple materials of an air filter, box fan, duct tape, clamps and bungee cords.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025
Kenny doesn’t think twice about stuffing furnishings from her treasure hunts into the back of her tiny Nissan Versa — she has been known to secure items with bungee cords — or repurposing everyday ephemera into something special.
—Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
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Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025
Follow these step-by-step instructions: Step 1: Bundle the Grass
To make clean-up easier, bind each clump of grass tightly with twine, a bungee cord, or painter's tape.
—Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Feb. 2025
One example is the Corsi-Rosenthal box made from simple materials of an air filter, box fan, duct tape, clamps and bungee cords.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025
Kenny doesn’t think twice about stuffing furnishings from her treasure hunts into the back of her tiny Nissan Versa — she has been known to secure items with bungee cords — or repurposing everyday ephemera into something special.
—Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bungee cord
Noun
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Francis died Easter Monday at 88 from a stroke, after weeks of battling respiratory ailments and an extended stay at Gemelli Hospital in Rome.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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Meanwhile, over on the Top R&B Albums list, SOS rebounds to No. 1 yet again, earning its one-hundred-and-sixth nonconsecutive stay at the summit.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
Noun
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This made sense: the Pope from Buenos Aires was, by nature, an urban guy.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
27 Apr. 2025
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Defending – defending these – this guy who is in El Salvador, who’s not an American citizen.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Let cool completely in pan on a wire rack, about 1 hour.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
29 Apr. 2025
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The regular news wire has since been axed, replaced with a new media seat for podcasters and influencers, and two print news seats.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Apr. 2025
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These numbers assume the Demon is at a drag strip with a prepped surface cable of providing sufficient traction.—
Karl Brauer,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Most Popular Most Popular Ice cream recalled for listeria risk accused of killing Baltimore County newborn in $30M suit MASN to offer livestream of Orioles, Nationals games to fans without cable Which Marylanders donated to Donald Trump’s 2025 inauguration?—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
22 Apr. 2025
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In addition to photograph badges for the media, all reporters were pre-screened by the police in advance, the AMPAS press office required the wearing of green lanyards.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
2 Mar. 2025
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Also new for the season are leather goods, which range from sunglass carriers to pencil cases, all with the same D-shaped ring that allows them to be clipped onto a lanyard — for the sake of practicality as much as safety on the go.—
Lily Templeton,
WWD,
12 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The second stage is building a step puzzle and then getting across some ropes with three planks; the top two teams move on.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2025
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My conversations with Bam, and this is what [Erik Spoelstra] says all the time, don’t let go of the [expletive] rope.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
16 Apr. 2025
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To stretch and strengthen your feet, try the following: To stretch the calf and heel, try heel cord stretches: Stand facing a wall, placing the unaffected leg forward with a slight knee bend and the affected leg straight behind with the heel flat.—
Sarah Jividen,
Verywell Health,
22 Apr. 2025
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Avoid entering basements or rooms where electrical outlets or cords are submerged in water.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
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Several aircraft disasters rock nation The crash in Nebraska was the latest in a string of accidents that have put a spotlight on the aviation industry.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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As one studio after another began clamoring to pay Sinners’s $90 million-ish asking price, the director’s agents at WME notified them of a few strings attached.—
Chris Lee,
Vulture,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Bungee cord.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bungee%20cord. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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