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lanyard

noun

Definition of lanyard

as in cord

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Recent Examples of lanyard For example, cheap hooks will hold a lanyard but not a backpack. — Erica Silverstein, Travel + Leisure, 16 July 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 Use the engine cut‑off switch – if your boat has one, the operator needs to wear the lanyard or keep the fob on their person. — Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 29 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 See All Example Sentences for lanyard

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Noun

United passengers flying from select gates at Newark Liberty International Airport's Terminal C are now able to pre-order food, drinks and other travel must-haves, such as charging cords or neck pillows, on the airline's mobile app.

— Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
Prepare to cut the cord and just chill out in the company of other adults masquerading as big kids for a couple of days.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of cord

Noun

In May 2020, Loughlin and Mossimo pleaded guilty to wire and mail fraud after they were accused of paying $500,000 for their daughters’ admission into the University of Southern California.

— Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
Will there be anybody available on the waiver wire who would walk through the door and, without a single day in the playbook, be a better option to protect Burrow’s blind side than Foster?

— Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of wire

Noun

And weighty ropes—the sort that might be used to moor a boat—are braided with chains and arranged on the ground in the form of a curving river.

— Carolina A. Miranda, The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026
The force of those that did land had more of an impact on him than his opponent – sending him staggering backwards into the ropes.

— Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of rope

Noun

These guys have such a burden on them in general at this level, but no one on our team has a bigger burden on his shoulders than him.

— Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Beyond the price tag, a point of pride for Marchitelli is dressing his guys for some of the biggest moments of their careers, whether that be their wedding day or Super Bowl Sunday.

— Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of guy

Noun

Wire cables, arranged in clusters across a gallery floor, conjure tufts of grass.

— Carolina A. Miranda, The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026
The underwater drone, tethered to the ship with cables and about the size of a small car, was just above the ocean floor as the researchers and pilots searched for furrows potentially left by whales.

— Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of cable

Noun

While nearly every Florida county has some form of a tax on hotel stays — totaling more than $1 billion statewide — the largest pool is in Orange County, where millions visit for theme park vacations and business conventions annually.

— Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026
Hanaway’s application specifically asks Justice Brett Kavanaugh, the justice who oversees Missouri cases, for a stay, a temporary ruling blocking the state Supreme Court’s decision before the full court weighs in.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 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

Wilson was back on the practice field Sunday, despite missing much of training camp with an injury, and will likely open the season as Seattle’s third-string running back.

— Andrew Destin, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Third-party sellers who hawk their wares on Amazon's marketplace have recently criticized surging advertising costs on the site, including a string of recent policy changes, which led to some top merchants withholding their ad spend in a boycott.

— Annie Palmer, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026

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