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crossbars

noun

plural of crossbar

as in pinstripes

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Nordic Fair Isle prints and anything with sheep, stripes, or funky patterns are fantastic sellers.

— Ashley Poskin, Martha Stewart, 6 Sep. 2026
There were two small red stripes on a sail, clearly deliberate but out of place.

— John Phipps, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of stripes

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Rowland, as politically astute as any recording artist living in the United Kingdom, went on to form new bands, release solo music and drop albums as Dexys.

— Lars Brandle, Billboard, 10 Sep. 2026
Clancy was accused of killing her three children – 5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson and 8-month-old Callan – with exercise bands at their Duxbury, Massachusetts home in 2023.

— Nicole Russell, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of bands

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Officials, however, said favorable weather in the coming days could help in the battle to control the blazes.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Dry grass and brush remain abundant fuels, leaving parts of Texas vulnerable to new fires even as crews work to contain existing blazes.

— Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of blazes

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Outside of the typical watch parties at local bars, there are several events across town for Monday Night Football.

— Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2026
Just off the main drag there were Indian-food stations, pasta bars, pretty young women in Prada sport pants giving out Dove Bars.

— Devin Friedman, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of bars

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Editor Cam McLauchlin never cuts them into mere blitzes of limbs and blood, though DP Katelin Arizmendi’s acidic palette of yellows, greens and corporeal streaks of red does lend the realism a kind of pop-art splendor.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026
This male bird’s lemon-yellow underside is adorned with fine black streaks that form a necklace across its breast.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026

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