Thesaurus results for BROOMSTICK

broomstick

noun

Definition of broomstick

as in bow

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Recent Examples of broomstick 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 In court, his siblings testified that Gabriel had been beaten with a wooden club and a broomstick, and tortured with pepper spray, Icy Hot, a metal hanger, a belt, lighters and BB guns, among other objects. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026 In Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Williams draws us into the characters' magical realm with a playful yet slightly sinister music box theme that soon expands out into a grandiose series of orchestral broomstick swoops, setting the stage for the mega-successful series to come. — Alex Galbraith, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Feb. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for broomstick

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Noun

Alternate bright red and white stripes with a matching bow design and mini blue stars for a traditional, yet fun mani.

— Afia Asamoah, InStyle, 1 July 2026
Give a girl a bow and arrow, take her to the woods, and anything feels possible.

— Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026

Definition of bow

Noun

The rules would restrict data center water use by requiring closed loop cooling systems, and would increase set back requirements to put more space between data center buildings and nearby homes and businesses.

— Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 July 2026
Called Kamo‘oalewa, the space rock loops by Earth, coming as close as 9 million miles and as far as 25 million miles from our planet.

— Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 6 July 2026

Definition of loop

Noun

The durable, wood-like texture is UV- and weather-resistant, and has handles on the side.

— Terri Williams, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
At BetMGM, the handle of the 2022 final between France and Argentina is the only World Cup game with a higher handle than the Americans’ three group play games in the sportsbook’s history.

— Doug Kezirian, New York Times, 1 July 2026

Definition of handle

Noun

The ring finger is typically slightly shorter than the middle finger, but the two work closely together, generating grip strength and stabilizing the hand.

— Steven Lautzenheiser, The Conversation, 6 July 2026
There was bewilderment, also, at the failure of the referee to get any kind of grip or control over the Paraguayan antics.

— Adam Crafton, New York Times, 5 July 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

Bond-building treatments, which work on the internal structure of the hair shaft, are a different category but often used in the same rotation.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 30 June 2026
During anagen, cells at the base of the follicle divide rapidly, pushing the hair shaft outward at roughly half an inch per month on a healthy scalp.

— Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

Definition of shaft

Noun

There are some new add-ons coming for the Mission, including a photo handgrip with a shutter button, and a dive housing that's rated for about 196 feet (60 meters).

— Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 20 Apr. 2026
This finding is consistent with previous research indicating that handgrip strength could be a good indicator of overall strength and performance in daily life.

— Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 23 Mar. 2026

Definition of handgrip

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