carabineer

variants or carabinier

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of carabineer For extra security, the carabineer hooked to the dog’s leash handle stays firmly shut thanks to a safety screw mechanism, so the leash can’t slip off the clasp by accident. Judi Dash, Philly.com, 11 Apr. 2018 Instead the babies learned from different examples of effortful actions (opening a container or unlatching a carabineer) that the new toy probably also required persistence. Julia Leonard, Smithsonian, 25 Sep. 2017 A carabiner is the mountaineer's clip; a carabineer is a soldier wielding a carbine. Wired Staff, WIRED, 19 May 2008
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carabineer
Noun
  • Was the unit’s survival due to the men’s indispensable service as Loyalist laborers and cavalrymen?
    Kinsey Gidick, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
  • The novel begins in 1864 with a young man named Bird waking up from a bad dream to the sound of cannon fire and gunshots: Hundreds of U.S. Army cavalrymen are descending on his Cheyenne and Arapaho camp in what will eventually be known as the Sand Creek Massacre.
    Emma Alpern, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2024
Noun
  • At the Battle of White Plains on October 28, 1776, General George Washington’s soldiers were forced to retreat following an attack from a small contingent of British dragoons.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 9 July 2025
  • Burgoyne returned to duty as an aging dragoon captain, just in time to win fame at the cannon's mouth in the Seven Years' War, notably in Normandy and Brittany against the French, and on the Tagus River near Lisbon against the Spanish.
    / CBS News, CBS News, 13 June 2025
Noun
  • To maintain tanks’ relevance, Russian and Ukrainian soldiers have covered them in different configurations of armor as ad hoc solutions to rapidly shifting tactics.
    Marco Hernandez, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed soldiers had been sent to the area, per the BBC.
    Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Leon was an infantryman in the Army from August 2013 to December 2016 and served in the Texas National Guard from December 2016 to May 2021, according to Surridge.
    Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The objective is to take the small encampment at the base of the ridge ahead, which should be simple enough with three squads of four infantrymen.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 12 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • How segments of Christianity overlap with the manosphere The manosphere — a movement encompassing hypermasculinity, male supremacy, misogyny and traditional gender roles and driven by podcasters, bloggers and social media warriors — has become increasingly mainstream.
    Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
  • With vocals and synths inspired by Celtic traditions and bagpipes, Griffin uses a sword, the Scottish Claymore, as a personal logo symbolizing resilience and the warrior spirit.
    Nadja Sayej, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • While lacking Earl’s ideological fervor, Reeves could still help his cause by finding him willing foot soldiers.
    Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 8 July 2025
  • Companies large and small are fighting to recruit big-name AI leaders and their foot soldiers, readily acknowledging that developing superintelligence, or AI that’s vastly smarter than humans, hinges on the work of actual humans.
    Verne Kopytoff, Fortune, 4 July 2025
Noun
  • Though Smith was charged with four counts of assault for scaring and endangering the villagers, troopers did not say he was involved in his mother’s death.
    Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
  • But a federal judge ruled against the police agency, concluding there was sufficient evidence to proceed to trial — including a neighbor's cell phone video that captured a trooper punching the man in the face and slamming him to the ground.
    Tresa Baldas, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The event kicked off with an opening dance, before the debutantes lined up for a waltz with their fathers, who were then passed onto their cavaliers for dancing with a live band.
    Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 1 Dec. 2024
  • Opal is described as a 5-pound red/brown cavapoo — a mix of a King Charles cavalier and a poodle.
    Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2024

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“Carabineer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carabineer. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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