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Definition of polenext

pole

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verb

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Recent Examples of pole
Noun
Wolcott’s motorcycle left the road and hit a pole, the Sheriff’s Office said. Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2026 Dianne Feinstein, and Bradley once again climbed the pole to remove it. Horace D. Ballard, Artforum, 22 Apr. 2026
Verb
Vonn had registered the fastest time at the first checkpoint and then landed a jump off balance, lifted her left arm and pole high into the air in an attempt to regain her balance. CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026 Cut off tag ends and very bloody edges, pull the wrinkles out, and hang over a rope or pole in a shady place, hair side in. Maurice H. Decker, Outdoor Life, 17 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pole
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pole
Noun
  • At that time, around 200 public hospitals, along with federally qualified health centers, were eligible for 340B pricing.
    Dené K. Dryden, Twin Cities, 8 May 2026
  • During the next three weeks, mobile internet was impeded or shut off in the center of Moscow.
    Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 8 May 2026
Verb
  • Try canoeing the Colorado River, ATV riding on the Imperial Sand Dunes, or sample fresh produce because Yuma delights with plentiful agritourism, too.
    Stephanie Vermillion, Outside, 4 Jan. 2026
  • My childhood was spent in the Blue Ridge Mountains, camping in the Peaks of Otter, and canoeing down the James River.
    Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 25 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Councilmembers deemed the metal gates — the ones that cover the front of basically every bodega, bank, and laundromat — unsightly and a magnet for graffiti.
    Clio Chang, Curbed, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Signor Sassi — the celebrity-magnet London restaurant — was looking for a place to land in the United States and picked South Florida as the hotspot.
    Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Coach Anthony Becht, however, made the decision to punt the ball and hope his defense could hold and give the offense one more shot.
    Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 May 2026
  • The Thunder also punt the offensive glass.
    Law Murray, New York Times, 4 May 2026
Noun
  • Bob Whitman was a polestar in the great era before that.
    Brian Domitrovic, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
  • While his Late Night forerunner Letterman was probably the comedic polestar of Generation X—gruff, cynical, and biting the hand that fed—O’Brien became a bedrock influence for the next generation of Millennial comics.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 22 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Plan to kayak the aqua waters with Ecology Outfitters or rent a pontoon from Elkhart Watersports.
    Katy Spratte Joyce, Midwest Living, 31 Mar. 2026
  • To take your trip beyond the town limits, kayak the river with a rental from Hudson Paddles or head to the Empire State Trail, which has an entry point just blocks from downtown.
    Sarah Cahalan, Travel + Leisure, 7 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The Boston Fleet and Ottawa Charge had six nights off between Games 1 and 2 of their series, with Game 2 taking place Friday night in Canada’s capital.
    Theodore Tollefson, Twin Cities, 8 May 2026
  • Christopher Cann Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday said in a public address that a strike on the Lebanese capital of Beirut killed a high-ranking Hezbollah commander.
    Michael Loria, USA Today, 8 May 2026
Noun
  • The main musical attractions were the B-52s, Devo, Danny Elfman and Puddles Pity Party, taking turns fronting a 10-piece big band led by Mark Mothersbaugh — and with Fred Armisen on drums — that nimbly navigated between exotica and some fairly fierce garage-rock.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 7 May 2026
  • The Komodo dragon, among the world’s most iconic animals and now a major ecotourist attraction for Indonesia, clings to a precarious existence in its island realm.
    Craig Stanford, Big Think, 7 May 2026

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“Pole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pole. Accessed 10 May. 2026.

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