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lanyard

noun

Definition of lanyard

as in cord

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Recent Examples of lanyard The tools deliver on output and fall silent exactly where a life gets its meaning, which is a Faustian sort of bargain wearing a productivity tool's lanyard. — Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026 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 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

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Noun

Attach a large safety pin to one end and use it to feed the cord through the channel.

— Jodi Levine, Parents, 21 Aug. 2026
The blade can make light work of opening packages, cutting cord, slicing through leather, and more.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of cord

Noun

Electronic circuits move electrical signals through wires, while these biological circuits move molecules between bacterial colonies.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026
The standard process of arc welding creates an electric arc between an electrode stick or wire and metal material.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of wire

Noun

Skiing, a snowmobile tour, ice tunnels and rope walking were fine, and so was walking.

— Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
In the footage, a pair of fire special operations team members, hooked onto ropes, rappel down the cliff to where the dog stands on a small embankment.

— Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of rope

Noun

Always unassuming, sitting in the back of the room — but often the smartest person in the room — Saftler became known as the guy who can predict the future of television, constantly analyzing industry trends to figure out what would come next.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2026
Just ask the guy running around Westwood in a literal bear costume earlier this week.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of guy

Noun

After multiple attempts to stave off its death over the decades, it is being choked by the chains and cables meant to support it.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
That might prove to be difficult, if not prohibitively expensive or just impossible, in urban areas with sewers, gas lines, fiber optic cables and whatnot installed beneath streets, parkways, sidewalks and paved alleys.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of cable

Noun

John Paul had hoped to attend Friday but had just returned home from a hospital stay and wasn’t up to it.

— Rick West, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
From proper tipping etiquette to taking advantage of upgrades and specials, these are our top tips for an unforgettable all-inclusive resort stay.

— Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 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

The deal is Nvidia's latest in a string of financing maneuvers to support the sprawling AI data center buildout, despite concerns over circular financing in the AI trade.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026
The move comes as OpenAI faces a string of lawsuits alleging that inappropriate conversations with ChatGPT contributed to the harm or deaths of young people.

— Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026

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