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bungee cord

noun

Definition of bungee cord

as in stay

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Recent Examples of bungee cord Just watching Shannon try to handle a bungee cord is like watching Charlie Chaplin try to walk down the street. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 17 July 2026 It’s anchored to the pool walls with bungee cords on either end, so that the mat floats in the middle of the pool but doesn’t flip over. — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026 After decapitating the body, Kennedy tied the head to the top of the family's minivan with a bungee cord, making for a less-than-pleasant five-hour drive back home to Mount Kisco, New York, according to her recollection. — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 26 May 2026 If needed, use bungee cords or cinder blocks to keep animals out. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 5 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for bungee cord

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Noun

That is up on appeal, and the stay order in that case that allowed that exclusion of the Associated Press to continue.

— Ted Johnson, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2026
Wood pulp stays lit most effectively, while the usually impressive rice paper needs to be relit the most.

— BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of stay

Noun

Meanwhile, North Korea has been adding mines, barbed wire fences, tactical roads, anti-tank walls and other fortifications to what's already one of the world's most heavily armed borders.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
The deputy made a U-turn and saw the man, who deputies say is 49-year-old Brenton Burke, kneeling under the truck’s steering column and pulling wires, the arrest report states.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of wire

Noun

However, a Ukrainian commander interviewed by The War Zone described cable breakage, equipment fragility, and handling difficulties.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
Law prepared his dry suit, fins and medical items, then put on a harness that would be hooked onto a cable to lower him down from the aircraft into the ocean.

— Jaimie Ding, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of cable

Noun

The top of the device has a snap-in lanyard clip, and the back has a reset button and four charging pins that align with the terminals on the charging cradle.

— John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 19 Oct. 2026
The lanyard-friendly messenger costs $120 plus a monthly subscription of less than $10.

— Chris Stokel-Walker, Time, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of lanyard

Noun

The dying granny, who chops away at her appendage with a prop hatchet, is played by Lee, sporting a silver wig seemingly fashioned of rope.

— Mark Asch, Variety, 29 Oct. 2026
Men stand on the side of a barge in New York Harbor holding a rope attached to a wooden crate from which Harry Houdini was trying to escape July 7, 1912.

— Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of rope

Noun

Inspect the cords on appliances such as toasters, blenders, coffee makers, and electric kettles periodically.

— Lynn Andriani, Martha Stewart, 29 Oct. 2026
The pair notices that others can’t make calls, either; a restaurant loses its checkout interface; and everyone is snaking cords around to keep devices charged for the moment when service returns.

— Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of cord

Noun

The king announces that whoever can lift and string a sacred bow belonging to the Hindu deity Shiva may marry his daughter, Sita.

— Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
The groom, who is close enough in age to feel more like a cousin, sends them on a quick errand that turns into a string of misadventures, leaving the trio at risk of missing the wedding altogether.

— Essie Assibu, Variety, 30 Oct. 2026

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