Thesaurus results for BROOMSTICK

broomstick

noun

Definition of broomstick

as in bow

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Recent Examples of broomstick After the shooting, federal authorities accused Sosa-Celis and Aljorna of beating an ICE officer with a broomstick or a snow shovel during the incident, but those charges were later dropped after an investigation into whether the agents lied about the incident. — Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 18 May 2026 More recently, the Australian trio launched a website for a fake company called Takumi, whose mascot is a purple cartoon cat that wears a witch hat and flies on a broomstick. — Walden Green, Pitchfork, 14 May 2026 The broomstick was created with the help of Amor, and the bride and groom hope to pass it down to her for her own special day. — Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026 Autumn Ness has great fun with the green-skinned Wicked Witch of the West, although emerging from the orchestra pit isn’t nearly as thrilling as flames and flights on a broomstick. — Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 25 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for broomstick

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Noun

To complete the look, the design team created a custom ribbon for Ela’s hair that would coordinate with bows on the coat.

— Shelby Wax, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026
Sitting patiently on Chris Carlisle’s lap with a little pink bow in her hair was toddler Laura Carlisle, born to Califia in a parking lot two years ago, later adopted by Christopher and Anne Marie.

— Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of bow

Noun

The 30-minute loop leaves plenty of time for aimless exploration and patient scavenging, but also provides enough pressure to require you to balance cautious patience with aggressive intent.

— Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 26 Oct. 2026
Reflecting this, flight paths show the aircraft made two loops to burn fuel before returning to land at LAS, per FlightAware.

— Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of loop

Noun

The goal is to preserve and restore as much as possible, eventually combining components like handles and aluminum bins from different kitchens to reconstruct a complete model for museums or similar academic and cultural institutions.

— Tara Anne Dalbow, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2026
Metal forks are stored handles downward and plastic forks are positioned both directions for patron self service.

— NWA Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of handle

Noun

Your first instinct may be to tighten your grip, but flexibility could serve you better.

— Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 28 Oct. 2026
While Xi has consolidated his grip on power, analysts say the plenum will offer him an opportunity to further align what Chinese officials do with what Beijing wants.

— KANIS LEUNG, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of grip

Noun

Along with the traditional sofreyé haft seen, a spread of items set out to welcome the new year, this year’s event encouraged people to honor the lives of protesters killed by placing flowers on a map of Iran.

— Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
In a Brooklyn apartment, Nozlee Samadzadeh thinks about family while building a haft sin, a traditional Nowruz table with symbolic objects on it.

— Sarah Ventre, NPR, 20 Mar. 2026

Definition of haft

Noun

Workers then lower these containers into bedrock shafts, surrounding them with swellable bentonite clay to absorb moisture and block movement.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
Certain oils, especially coconut oil, can penetrate the hair shaft itself and reduce protein loss.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of shaft

Noun

Case in point is The Fisherwoman (all the characters are identified by their profession or marital status), played to the hilt by Olivia Colman (who can do no wrong).

— Pete Hammond, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026
That included a box of hatchets in the basement, one of which had a broken hilt and appeared to be used quite recently.

— Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2026

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