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Recent Examples of crossbar
In the 26th minute, Scripps Ranch’s Sebastian Newcomb sailed a shot just over the top crossbar from eight yards out.
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Clark Fahrenthold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
The hosts had two would-be goals disallowed for narrow offside decisions and also hit the crossbar.
—Steve Douglas, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
Mariano Hudtwalcker hit the crossbar, and Ball also had a chance that went just wide of the corner post.
—Chris Martucci, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2026
Heise worked her way into the left faceoff circle before rifling a shot just under the crossbar to give the Frost the win and keep Vancouver winless on the road.
—CBS News, 28 Dec. 2025
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Clark Fahrenthold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
The hosts had two would-be goals disallowed for narrow offside decisions and also hit the crossbar.
—Steve Douglas, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
Mariano Hudtwalcker hit the crossbar, and Ball also had a chance that went just wide of the corner post.
—Chris Martucci, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2026
Heise worked her way into the left faceoff circle before rifling a shot just under the crossbar to give the Frost the win and keep Vancouver winless on the road.
—CBS News, 28 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crossbar
Noun
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More than 200 firefighters were forced to battle the blaze at a home on Dongan Avenue near Broadway in the bitter cold.—
Naveen Dhaliwal,
CBS News,
10 Feb. 2026
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That building collapsed, but not before the flames spread to a neighboring home, which was also gutted in the blaze.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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There were a lot of suits, a lot of pinstripe that year.—
Hanna Rosin,
The Atlantic,
7 Feb. 2026
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The first was photographed during her appearance on Watch What Happens Live and showed her in a silver and black pinstripe suit.—
Michelle Lee,
PEOPLE,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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In the third group, six 6-foot-tall paintings on canvas titled Split-screen, the colored stripes multiply and invade the black-and-white space above, creating overlapping layers.—
Benjamin Lima,
Dallas Morning News,
11 Feb. 2026
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The lightweight, black satiny nylon jacket featured ruched velvet stripes and a boned ruffle around the neck, a tie belt and a zip front.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Those colleagues were jailed too, receiving sentences ranging from 6 years, 9 months to 10 years behind bars.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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Given his age, the prison term still could keep him behind bars for the rest of his life.—
Kanis Leung,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Users commented tagging the boy band, wanting the members to make the man's dream come true with a future Super Bowl performance.—
Bebe Hodges,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
9 Feb. 2026
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The band also acknowledged that their departure from the lineup might spark some strong reactions.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Crossbar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crossbar. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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