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Recent Examples of strap
Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2026
There should be a horizontal rod underneath your sink that's connected to the strap.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 8 May 2026
Charlie Gile, NBC news, 1 Apr. 2026
Targeting liftoff as early as next Wednesday, the quartet will strap into the spacecraft safe and sound thanks to the five people that are part of the closeout crew.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2026
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Noun
If an athlete’s muscles fail or the bar slips, the interior straps — capable of supporting 1,500 pounds — catch the weight rather than metal spotter arms attached outside the cage.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2026
There should be a horizontal rod underneath your sink that's connected to the strap.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 8 May 2026
Verb
The four astronauts will be driven to the launch pad roughly 4 hours and 40 minutes before liftoff, and crews will help strap them into their seats aboard the Orion capsule.
—Charlie Gile, NBC news, 1 Apr. 2026
Targeting liftoff as early as next Wednesday, the quartet will strap into the spacecraft safe and sound thanks to the five people that are part of the closeout crew.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for strap
Noun
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There were little things, like the belts, that were late in the game additions.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
8 May 2026
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Another important consideration is the belt of westerly winds which circle Antarctica, known as the Southern Annular Mode.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
8 May 2026
Verb
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As part of the effort, the two roped in Sessions, who later tried to broker a meeting for Rodríguez with the CEO of ExxonMobil that had succeeded Trump’s then-secretary of State, Rex Tillerson.—
Joshua Goodman,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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The legal dispute has managed to rope in a host of celebrity names, some who might be dragged into court to testify.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Hart will begrudgingly wear tape on his injured thumb.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
8 May 2026
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To survive, the Apollo 13 crew had to improvise a CO₂ scrubber from the materials on hand, things like plastic bags, cardboard and tape.—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
8 May 2026
Verb
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Return cupcakes to wire rack and let sit 15 minutes for glaze to set before serving (or, chill 5 minutes).—
Shilpa Uskokovic,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
28 Apr. 2026
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The text messages allegedly asked McClelland's brother to wire McClelland more than $8,000, per prosecutors.—
Christine Pelisek,
PEOPLE,
14 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Never particularly good at controlling the running game, Doval then let Turang steal second before permitting a game-tying single to William Contreras.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
10 May 2026
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The Stallions rallied in the fourth quarter with three consecutive goals to tie the game.—
Alex Kushel,
Sun Sentinel,
10 May 2026
Verb
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Oihane drove a low cross into the box to find Banda in front of goal, and the forward threaded her shot through heavy traffic into the back of the net to draw level at 2-2.—
Kyle Foley,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 May 2026
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Put stakes or cages in place at planting time and train wayward stems to grow up by threading them through the cage or tying them to the stake weekly.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 May 2026
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“Strap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strap. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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