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lanyard

noun

Definition of lanyard

as in cord

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Recent Examples of lanyard Every patient wears a card on a lanyard, encoded so the equipment knows who's standing in front of it. — Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026 Diego Rodriguez’s work uniform as a photographer consists of knee pads, a camera and a lanyard strung with animal call whistles. — Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 26 Aug. 2026 Fairphone also sells a few accessories, including a case, a lanyard, and alternative back panels with a card holder or a finger loop. — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 18 Aug. 2026 Some of them are literally on the sidewalk 50 feet from the entrance, invisible to everyone walking in with a lanyard. — David Lee Condrey, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for lanyard

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Noun

The handful of Israeli passengers grappled with the copilot for several minutes before subduing him and binding his hands with the cord from a set of headphones.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
An added bonus is built-in sun protection and a cord lock around the cuffs to help prevent bug bites.

— Kaitlin Gates, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of cord

Noun

In Proserpina, eleven vertical yellow wooden rods, enrobed in layers of gray and maroon wire netting, increase in length around a wire-mesh spiral that reaches three feet at its tallest point.

— Nicole Rudick, The New York Review of Books, 3 Oct. 2026
Multiple wires and devices plugged into a single power outlet.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of wire

Noun

Bustle traces the military revival to McQueen, Ann Demeulemeester and Vaquera showing versions in spring 2026, with more brands piling in for fall by adding buttons and rope details.

— Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2026
Bustle traces the revival to spring 2026, when McQueen, Ann Demeulemeester and Vaquera showed versions, and notes that more brands have added buttons and rope details for fall.

— Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of rope

Noun

Outlets like Zeteo, The Bulwark, Crooked Media, and More Perfect Union have added millions of readers, listeners, and YouTube subscribers, even as cable news viewership continues to slide.

— Max Tani, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Channing would be reporting to Cheeks on both the studio and cable network side.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of cable

Noun

The injunction granted White immediately eligibility for the 2026-27 season, barring an emergency stay of the order in the NCAA’s favor.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2026
Although their stay at the International Space Station will last a long six months, the flight there was the quickest yet not only for Elon Musk's company, but any American entity, including NASA.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 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

Allen was dropped by his record label after a series of lawsuits were filed against him a few years ago (one was eventually dropped), but has quietly attempted a comeback, releasing a string of new songs and covers.

— Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2026
Maybe a string of one-possession wins exposed their good fortune.

— Sam McDowell October 2, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2026

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