bungee cord

noun

Definition of bungee cordnext
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bungee cord
  1. stay
  2. guy
  3. wire
  4. cable
  5. lanyard
  6. rope
  7. cord
  8. string
Noun
  • The Vatican had originally estimated a weeklong hospital stay, and had canceled his audiences through Tuesday.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The Vatican had initially estimated a weeklong hospital stay and canceled his audiences through Tuesday.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of stay
Noun
  • When Skinny Neck Tat guy tries to break into her house, Ginger exercises her constitutional right to deadly force.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Two guys who coached on the correct side of the ball [defense] chewing it up.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of guy
Noun
  • What happens now Nearly two years after that first $10 million wire, the scandal has left a strange legacy.
    — Christopher Spata, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The singer arrived on the red carpet wearing a black sculptural ensemble with an elaborate wire and loop headpiece and a lofty pair of Saint Laurent platform heels.
    — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of wire
Noun
  • Number 87 strutted into Arrowhead Stadium after the NFL bye week wearing a cable knit, wool-blend letterman cardigan ($249) from the line.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The Ring monitor has a USB-C power port on the bottom and comes with a USB-C cable and a USB AC power adapter.
    — John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of cable
Noun
  • The lanyard-friendly messenger costs $120 plus a monthly subscription of less than $10.
    — Chris Stokel-Walker, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Meanwhile, Campbell ran into an alley and dropped Mobley's CTA ID, lanyard, and phone down a storm drain, prosecutors said.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of lanyard
Noun
  • Netflix is obviously against the ropes again, after slowing user engagement on the service rattled Wall Street investors and layoffs came this week as a sacrifice to the share price.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The first responding officer opened one of the suitcases and discovered a woman's decomposing body -- naked, bound with rope and in a fetal position.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of rope
Noun
  • Gus Ormo, a Venezuelan singer and composer known for his romantic songwriting and piano skill, was found dead face down in his backyard pool, surrounded by a long cord, Friday morning, authorities said.
    — Joan Murray, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • All of the grandeur and energy of Pollock’s looping brambles and cords are clenched in Krasner’s versions.
    — Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of cord
Noun
  • The track opens with piano and a sparkling string arrangement while Bryan takes the first verse.
    — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Choose solid objects over anything with netting, strings, ropes, ribbons or other materials in which an animal could become entangled.
    — Katie Koschalk, Scientific American, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of string

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“Bungee cord.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bungee%20cord. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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