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Recent Examples of crossbar
Then came Draisaitl’s crowd-silencer -- after Sam Bennett had nearly ended the OT with Florida on top, his rocket-shot deflected by the goalie’s glove and ricocheting off the crossbar.
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Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 13 June 2025
The first came at the 30-minute mark with a fierce shot from Pedro, after a nice combination of passes, which splintered the crossbar of the goal defended by Hugo Lloris.
—Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2025
Filtering from the start of the 2022-23 season, across Europe’s top four leagues, and some likely names emerge; Robert Lewandowski is the player to strike the post or crossbar most often, with 14 across the last three seasons, while Darwin Nunez follows closely behind on 11.
—Thom Harris, New York Times, 21 June 2025
Pickard’s Game 4 highlight save came in overtime, gloving Sam Bennett’s blast off the crossbar.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 13 June 2025
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Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 13 June 2025
The first came at the 30-minute mark with a fierce shot from Pedro, after a nice combination of passes, which splintered the crossbar of the goal defended by Hugo Lloris.
—Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2025
Filtering from the start of the 2022-23 season, across Europe’s top four leagues, and some likely names emerge; Robert Lewandowski is the player to strike the post or crossbar most often, with 14 across the last three seasons, while Darwin Nunez follows closely behind on 11.
—Thom Harris, New York Times, 21 June 2025
Pickard’s Game 4 highlight save came in overtime, gloving Sam Bennett’s blast off the crossbar.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crossbar
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The largest blaze, the Dixie fire in 2021, burned nearly 1 million acres in Northern California, including 73,240 acres within Lassen Volcanic National Park − roughly two-thirds of the park's total land area.—
Ignacio Calderon,
USA Today,
31 July 2025
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In the blaze's aftermath, dangerous flaws were discovered in the wiring system.—
John C. Moritz,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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To visualize Miller in Padres pinstripes, think of Gossage’s rear-back-and-fire launches, only with a gale behind them.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Aug. 2025
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Ex-Rockie Ryan McMahon is a good fit in pinstripes, though.—
Alex Kirshner,
New York Times,
30 July 2025
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This works especially well for graphic prints or images with a bit of color-blocking, where the stripes can shine as the sole pattern.—
Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
30 July 2025
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One at the end of the casket that was covered by the flag's stars, the other at the end cloaked by the stripes.—
John C. Moritz,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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The memo has caused a rift between President Donald Trump and his MAGA base, who have long promoted conspiracy theories tied to Epstein and his 2019 death behind bars.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
14 July 2025
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The charge carries a statutory maximum of 10 years behind bars.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
14 July 2025
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This new 5-CD/Blu-Ray set version of the original record contains new remixes of the songs by Steven Wilson along with the band’s 1970 concert performance at Carnegie Hall.—
David Chiu,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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According to an Instagram story post on the band's account, the openers are: Bobby Gonz, starting at 5:45 p.m. Elyanna, starting at 6:35 p.m. Ayra Starr, starting at 7:30 p.m. Elyanna is a Palestinian Chilean artist.—
Diana Leyva,
Nashville Tennessean,
22 July 2025
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“Crossbar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crossbar. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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