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halyard

noun

Definition of halyard

as in rope

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Recent Examples of halyard Advertising signs should not be fastened to a staff or halyard from which the flag is flown. — Darleene Powells, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026 The flag should never be used for any kind of advertising purposes, and advertising signs should not be fastened to a flag's staff or halyard. — Chris Sims, The Courier-Journal, 14 June 2024 Advertising signs should not be attached to the flag's staff or halyard (the rope used to hoist the flag). — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023 City lights twinkled; only the clinking of the flag’s metal halyard against the flagpole broke the silence. — Marcus Yam, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2021

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Noun

The heel of the shoe and its tongue tag also feature co-branding with Nigo and j-hope’s names on them and, instead of standard cotton laces, the sneakers have braided, multicolor ropes that pick up on the overall color scheme.

— Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 9 Oct. 2026
Gene regulation wasn’t understood when Waddington first devised his landscape and rope network.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of rope

Noun

In Proserpina, eleven vertical yellow wooden rods, enrobed in layers of gray and maroon wire netting, increase in length around a wire-mesh spiral that reaches three feet at its tallest point.

— Nicole Rudick, The New York Review of Books, 3 Oct. 2026
Multiple wires and devices plugged into a single power outlet.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of wire

Noun

This Iniu model is compact and features 45-watt fast charge, a digital display, handy lanyard, phone stand, and flashlight.

— Helen Iatrou, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2026
Paul Peterman, president of the local chapter of the National Association of Letter Carriers, wearing a blue union T-shirt, a lanyard and shorts, walked to union households, carrying flyers supporting Lee and other Democrats.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of lanyard

Noun

Outlets like Zeteo, The Bulwark, Crooked Media, and More Perfect Union have added millions of readers, listeners, and YouTube subscribers, even as cable news viewership continues to slide.

— Max Tani, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Channing would be reporting to Cheeks on both the studio and cable network side.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of cable

Noun

The irascible Atmane then took his frustrations out on the net, smashing his racket on the net cord three times.

— Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
For those waiting at the gate, rest assured that outlets are plentiful, including cord-free magnetic charging at the desks.

— Annita Katee, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of cord

Noun

Their stay coincides with the 15-day festival, when the underworld is believed to open and the dead mingle with the living.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
Most memorable to me were the little touches throughout my stay, like the chocolates left in my room at turndown service — not on the pillow, but on the bedside table, on a glass dish covered with a glass cloche.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of stay

Noun

The story centers on a transfer student’s enigmatic bond with a teacher, as a string of unexplained, supernatural incidents cracks the school’s polished facade.

— Ophélie Surcouf, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
Khan can also boast a string of new commitments from high-profile global tenants.

— Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2026

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