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Recent Examples of crossbar
The hosts took 11 shots before halftime and hit the crossbar twice but couldn’t put anything in the net.
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Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 20 Mar. 2025
Blue Jackets forward James van Riemsdyk had his wrist shot from the left circle carom off the crossbar with 3 1/2 minutes remaining in the first period.
—Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2025
Tomas Soucek is superstitious and touches the crossbar before every game.
—Roshane Thomas, The Athletic, 17 Mar. 2025
In November 2005, a Nike ad featuring Brazilian soccer star Ronaldinho improbably hitting a goal’s crossbar with a ball four times in a row became the first YouTube video to reach 1 million views.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 6 Mar. 2025
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Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 20 Mar. 2025
Blue Jackets forward James van Riemsdyk had his wrist shot from the left circle carom off the crossbar with 3 1/2 minutes remaining in the first period.
—Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2025
Tomas Soucek is superstitious and touches the crossbar before every game.
—Roshane Thomas, The Athletic, 17 Mar. 2025
In November 2005, a Nike ad featuring Brazilian soccer star Ronaldinho improbably hitting a goal’s crossbar with a ball four times in a row became the first YouTube video to reach 1 million views.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crossbar
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According to an April 21 Facebook post from the West Springfield Fire Department in Massachusetts, firefighters responding to a car fire discovered a surprise near the scene of the blaze.—
Kelli Bender,
People.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Many koalas endured injuries, burns and smoke inhalation in the blaze, which burned approximately 5,436 acres, according to government officials.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
25 Apr. 2025
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Meanwhile, Augustus donned a dark brown pinstripe suit, black leather boots and a pair of aviator sunglasses.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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Bryant’s dress featured a one-shoulder asymmetric neckline, a side slit with decorative metal pins details running along the opening and thin pinstripes throughout.—
Renan Botelho,
Footwear News,
9 Apr. 2025
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Keep It Simple The trio of slim stripes on this runner give dimension but allow the artwork on the wall to shine.—
Katie Akin,
Southern Living,
27 Apr. 2025
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In pale habits, black priests’ vestments, the dark suits of mourners and the stripes of football jerseys, hundreds of thousands gathered in Vatican City this week to mourn Pope Francis.—
Alan Yuhas,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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According to the criminal complaint, Moua and Yang were in town for the wedding and afterward had gone to a few bars with others.—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
22 Apr. 2025
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In 2008 Hollywood police determined Adam's killer was Ottis Toole, a serial killer who died behind bars in 1996.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Down the street from Taylor’s party, with the night still very young, hundreds of Lee’s supporters remained upbeat while dancing to a live band at Ceremony, a downtown music venue.—
Hannah Wiley,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2025
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Following the release of their debut LP Up All Night in 2011, the band eventually went on hiatus in 2016 and Payne released his first solo album LP1 three years later.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Crossbar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crossbar. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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