Thesaurus results for HANDLEBAR

handlebar

noun

Definition of handlebar

as in bar

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Recent Examples of handlebar And just look at that center-dashboard display with the handlebar. — Tc Sottek, The Verge, 27 May 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for handlebar

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Noun

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

Noun

Oriahi has a solid handle on all craft aspects, though only the costumes by Yolanda Okereke are particularly distinguishable — her color stories popping in almost every scene.

— Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
The issues are so new to voters, in fact, that neither Democrats nor Republicans seem to have a good handle on what their positions are.

— S.E. Cupp, New York Daily News, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of handle

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Feminine touches like off-the-shoulder bow details were included on the top of the dress straps, while a Y2K-era bubble style was featured at the hemline.

— Julia Teti, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2026
Midfielder Quim Junyent, meanwhile, did not make his Barca bow but was mentioned in conversations about breakthrough graduates.

— Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of bow

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Julia Loktev’s continuing chronicle of a group of independent Russian journalists working for the now-rogue news channel TV Rain closes an important emotional loop with its second part, which is even longer than the five-plus-hour first part.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 14 Sep. 2026
But the plot loops and falls in on itself, rendering the dreamlike first half open to interpretation, and leaving viewers to sort through its many possible explanations.

— David Faris, TheWeek, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of loop

Noun

The Ostand phone case features a secure grip design that improves control during one-handed use, movement, outdoor runs, and sweaty-hand scenarios.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Sep. 2026
From Jonathan Allen to Bryan Cook to Boye Mafe to Cashius Howell to Lawrence, everybody had a hand in it — usually one ripping at Baker Mayfield’s grip on the football.

— Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of grip

Noun

This means footrests extending out at the level of the rear hub and two handgrip bars running parallel to the bench seating.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 26 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of handgrip

Noun

Looking down showed an unforgiving shaft to hard ground, while looking up only reminded me of the hundreds of feet left to ascend.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2026
This fan favorite from Vivaia comes in to save the day and your bunions alike — flaunting a super-stretchy, custom-fit shaft plus upper, impressive arch support, and special honeycomb cushioning to mimic the sensation of walking on clouds.

— Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of shaft

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