Thesaurus results for CROSSBAR

crossbar

noun

Definition of crossbar

as in blaze

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Recent Examples of crossbar Back on the doorstep of the goal one last time at the 100-minute mark, German Berterame’s header from the center of box off a cross from Yannick Bright went over the crossbar. — Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2026 Ousseni Bouda and Niko Tsakiris almost connected moments later but the shot sailed over the crossbar. — Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2026 Durston spreads the ceiling height out via its extended single-pole roofline and a spreader crossbar. — New Atlas, 16 Aug. 2026 Orlando’s best chance of the first half came in the 31st minute when Simone Jackson hit the crossbar, but the Pride managed little else going forward and went into the break trailing. — Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for crossbar

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Noun

Firefighters tried to battle the blaze while police pushed back the public and reporters.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
After firefighters extinguished the blaze, authorities found two people dead inside a 2019 McLaren.

— Adam England, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of blaze

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The Nittany Lions and Cornhuskers debuted pinstripe jerseys, a nod to the Cubs’ home uniforms.

— Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2026
Urban— who finalized his divorce from Kidman in January— coordinated with his former wife in a plunging black pinstripe dress shirt, a matching blazer jacket, and matching trousers.

— Lara Walsh, InStyle, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of pinstripe

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In their offices, the sweeping staircase is hung with padded crimson velvet, and a colorful Venetian glass chandelier refracts rainbow light in a dining room lined and curtained in dazzling Cruella DeVil zebra stripes.

— Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 20 Sep. 2026
My favorite detail, aside from the side stripe, is the drawstring, which adds a cool retro touch.

— Kim Grundy, InStyle, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of stripe

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Italian department store La Rinascente is 15-minutes away on foot, and cosmopolitan Monti, with its bars and shops, is a 10-minute walk away.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026
In one sequence, Sam stands in the middle of a rope bridge, catching a gold bar thrown at him from one side of a gorge, and then throwing it to the other side quickly enough that the weight of the gold doesn’t snap the precarious wooden planks.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of bar

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By Tuesday afternoon, all of his remaining tour openers — Finneas, Lukas Graham, and Aaron Row — had dropped out of the tour along with Beoga, who played as a backing band for a portion of the set.

— Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2026
But now without openers and the backing of Irish band Beoga, who pulled out of the tour out of solidarity with Macklemore and empathy toward Palestinians, Sheeran’s solitariness was magnified.

— Brendan Menapace, Billboard, 20 Sep. 2026

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