lanyard

noun

Definition of lanyardnext
as in cord

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Recent Examples of lanyard Tourists in national team shirts and officials and media members with credential lanyards around their necks are roaming around Bayside Marketplace. — Miami Herald, 11 June 2026 Picard trained as a lanyard man, the puller of the firing cord. — Kevin Maurer, The Atlantic, 6 June 2026 What if the work badge at the end of your lanyard had a touchscreen, 5G connectivity, a camera, microphones, and a fingerprint scanner? — ArsTechnica, 2 June 2026 In the foreground, Tom's expo credential lanyard hangs from a chain link fence. — Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 1 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for lanyard
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lanyard
  1. cord
  2. wire
  3. rope
  4. guy
  5. cable
  6. stay
  7. halyard
  8. string
Noun
  • Even inexpensive and innocuous items, such as a cord cover and a key bowl, can work wonders for you in your mission to tidy up your home.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 15 July 2026
  • Electrical cords and chargers can cause burns or electrocution.
    — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026
Definition of cord
Noun
  • Mostly undrafted in fantasy drafts, Fannin and Gadsden were valuable waiver-wire acquisitions at a thin position.
    — John Riker, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • In the aftermath, Zettle made a likeness of a black vulture out of wire and cloth and hung it on a tree.
    — Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026
Definition of wire
Noun
  • Omega got the better of Kevin and then hit a wild sunset flip powerbomb from the top rope.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • If the truck and the Walkman were metaphorical beacons, a modest gold, rope necklace and Jeff Kent’s mustache were concealed anchors even when in plain sight.
    — Jose de Jesus Ortiz, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2026
Definition of rope
Noun
  • How vital was Davey to what you guys were able to do in the ’80s?
    — Tim Britton, New York Times, 24 July 2026
  • Analyzing voter registrations and filing challenges has become a common move by conservative activists (like the guy who created ELLY) after the 2020 election.
    — Cassidy Alexander, AJC.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of guy
Noun
  • American officials do it every day, from committee rooms and cable studios.
    — Aaron Kaplowitz, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026
  • Lightweight embedded stainless steel cables, meanwhile, make the straps slash-resistant.
    — Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 26 July 2026
Definition of cable
Noun
  • The Charles Napa Valley, an intimate eight-room stay, opened its doors in February in a historic turn-of-the-century Victorian mansion.
    — Matt Kirouac, Travel + Leisure, 25 July 2026
  • Villa Treville The chocolate on the pillow used to be the final touch of a hotel stay.
    — Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
Definition of stay
Noun
  • Advertising signs should not be fastened to a staff or halyard from which the flag is flown.
    — Darleene Powells, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026
  • The flag should never be used for any kind of advertising purposes, and advertising signs should not be fastened to a flag's staff or halyard.
    — Chris Sims, The Courier-Journal, 14 June 2024
Definition of halyard
Noun
  • Speaking of God, the pedal steel is capable of exaltation, too, the rise and fall of its strings able to emulate a glorious choir or a keening request or spread out like the cosmos itself.
    — Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 20 July 2026
  • This system means players adjust their tactics (and often their string tensions on their rackets) through each stretch.
    — James Hansen, New York Times, 20 July 2026
Definition of string

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