Thesaurus results for BUNGEE CORD

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 injunction granted White immediately eligibility for the 2026-27 season, barring an emergency stay of the order in the NCAA’s favor.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2026
Although their stay at the International Space Station will last a long six months, the flight there was the quickest yet not only for Elon Musk's company, but any American entity, including NASA.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of stay

Noun

In Proserpina, eleven vertical yellow wooden rods, enrobed in layers of gray and maroon wire netting, increase in length around a wire-mesh spiral that reaches three feet at its tallest point.

— Nicole Rudick, The New York Review of Books, 3 Oct. 2026
Multiple wires and devices plugged into a single power outlet.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of wire

Noun

Outlets like Zeteo, The Bulwark, Crooked Media, and More Perfect Union have added millions of readers, listeners, and YouTube subscribers, even as cable news viewership continues to slide.

— Max Tani, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Channing would be reporting to Cheeks on both the studio and cable network side.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of cable

Noun

This Iniu model is compact and features 45-watt fast charge, a digital display, handy lanyard, phone stand, and flashlight.

— Helen Iatrou, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2026
Paul Peterman, president of the local chapter of the National Association of Letter Carriers, wearing a blue union T-shirt, a lanyard and shorts, walked to union households, carrying flyers supporting Lee and other Democrats.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of lanyard

Noun

Bustle traces the military revival to McQueen, Ann Demeulemeester and Vaquera showing versions in spring 2026, with more brands piling in for fall by adding buttons and rope details.

— Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2026
Bustle traces the revival to spring 2026, when McQueen, Ann Demeulemeester and Vaquera showed versions, and notes that more brands have added buttons and rope details for fall.

— Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of rope

Noun

The handful of Israeli passengers grappled with the copilot for several minutes before subduing him and binding his hands with the cord from a set of headphones.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
An added bonus is built-in sun protection and a cord lock around the cuffs to help prevent bug bites.

— Kaitlin Gates, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of cord

Noun

Allen was dropped by his record label after a series of lawsuits were filed against him a few years ago (one was eventually dropped), but has quietly attempted a comeback, releasing a string of new songs and covers.

— Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2026
Maybe a string of one-possession wins exposed their good fortune.

— Sam McDowell October 2, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2026

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