handlebar

noun

Definition of handlebarnext
as in bar

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Recent Examples of handlebar Adjustable handlebar to accommodate different parent heights. — ABC News, 12 May 2026 The band helps mount the speaker to the shoulder straps of your backpack or purse, and to the handlebars of your bike while on the move. — Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 12 May 2026 The street had heavy traffic at times, but amidst the cars, a few teenage riders popped wheelies, with pictures of the boy on their handlebars. — Mindy Schauer, Oc Register, 10 May 2026 Dozens of workers use specialized tools to add tires, brakes and handlebars and do a final round of quality checks. — Scott Horsley, NPR, 29 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for handlebar
Recent Examples of Synonyms for handlebar
  1. bar
  2. handle
  3. bow
  4. loop
  5. grip
  6. handgrip
  7. shaft
Noun
  • Visitors ages 21 and older can also enjoy libations from the donation bar.
    — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Each apartment opens to a private terrace with alfresco dining and lounging areas, a bar/café, and an ocean-facing infinity pool.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of bar
Noun
  • The administration is racing to get a handle on an almost entirely unregulated industry – one that’s advancing at breathtaking speed.
    — Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Firefighters have taken advantage of cooler weather to begin getting a handle on wildfires that have displaced tens of thousands of people around Washington state's second-largest city, but hotter, drier and breezier days lie ahead.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of handle
Noun
  • By voting for the ordinance, Councilman Collin Czilli stressed repeatedly, the Republicans were voting to make the use of bows and arrows, paintball guns and other weapons legal.
    — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The yacht also has a touch-and-go helipad in the bow to facilitate comings and goings at sea.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of bow
Noun
  • But whereas weaker seasons have relied on this feeding loop to the point of exhaustion, overemphasizing one side or the other, this time, new challenges keep emerging, giving personality quirks new angles through which to be reflected.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Solar prominences One of the most surprising aspects of witnessing a total solar eclipse is a view of prominences during totality, bright pink spikes or loops that appear around the moon's silhouette.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of loop
Noun
  • South Korea is in the grip of a historic and deadly heat wave.
    — Yumi Asada, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
  • But the sausage slipped from its grip and plopped back into formation, alongside the others revolving lazily between rollers.
    — Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of grip
Noun
  • Adults with lower handgrip strength showed accelerated biological aging on epigenetic clocks, which measure DNA methylation to reveal a person’s true biological age.
    — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 July 2026
  • The body is the typical basic black with a magnesium chassis and top plate, and a sculpted leatherette handgrip.
    — Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 17 July 2026
Definition of handgrip
Noun
  • Michelle Buzz of the American alternative pop duo Haute & Freddy brought a Victorian shoe look to the stage with a calf-height white boot featuring a lace-up shaft, sculptural block heel and perforations.
    — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 31 July 2026
  • As the years go by, the hair shaft tends to thin out, resulting in strands that are more fragile, dull, and brittle.
    — Laura Scafati, Vanity Fair, 31 July 2026
Definition of shaft

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“Handlebar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handlebar. Accessed 7 Aug. 2026.

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