Thesaurus results for CROSSBAR

crossbar

noun

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as in blaze

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Recent Examples of crossbar Archer’s name was printed in black type on the lower crossbar of the gilt wood frame. — Literary Hub, 22 July 2026 And in the opening moment of the second 15-minute period of extra time, Torres pounced on a bouncing ball in the box and used his left foot to bury a shot just under the crossbar and into the back of the net. — Tim Reynolds, Arkansas Online, 19 July 2026 Torres, a second-half substitute, pounced on a bouncing ball in the box and used his left foot to bury a shot just under the crossbar in the 106th minute. — Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026 That game between Italy and Brazil went scoreless for 120 minutes, before Roberto Baggio sailed a ball over the crossbar in the penalty shootout. — Filip Bondy, New York Daily News, 19 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for crossbar

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Since last year’s fires in Los Angeles, thousands of people have remained displaced or stuck in temporary housing, even though many of them own homes that survived the blazes.

— Evan Bush, NBC news, 1 Sep. 2026
Newsom unveiled his latest proposal as Southern California Edison faces claims from the state’s second-most destructive blaze, a 2025 fire that killed 19 people outside of Los Angeles.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of blaze

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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
Graham, who works as CEO of his own management and marketing consultancy firm, looked dapper in a black suit and white shirt, while Winfrey donned a matching cream pinstripe blazer and pants.

— Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of pinstripe

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For years, Cole was mystified by a small, beanlike object with stripes which lurked in the background of certain drawings.

— Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
The 2000s look typically paired these bright palettes with bold prints like polka dots, stripes, and paisleys.

— Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of stripe

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Prior to Esh, the brand image was an issue that needed more than band-aid marketing; instead, a fully fledged reset, complete with an update to the brand’s ramskull logo, is taking effect.

— Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2026
Outer bands of the storm could be seen by early evening on the National Weather Service radar in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

— Doyle Rice, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026

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