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The device is small, about the size of a quarter, with a loop so it can be worn on a lanyard or clipped to clothing or a bag.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 Jan. 2026
Additional features include a keychain hole for attaching the tool to a backpack clip, keyring, or a neck lanyard.
—Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 9 Jan. 2026
Blue's last post—of her seductively licking a Schoolies lanyard—was shared a week ago, presumably shortly before her arrest and detainment.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
In the circulating videos, security on the floor level of the venue can be seen stripping Wen of his glasses, a lanyard, and multiple wristbands.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 9 Dec. 2025
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 Jan. 2026
Additional features include a keychain hole for attaching the tool to a backpack clip, keyring, or a neck lanyard.
—Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 9 Jan. 2026
Blue's last post—of her seductively licking a Schoolies lanyard—was shared a week ago, presumably shortly before her arrest and detainment.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
In the circulating videos, security on the floor level of the venue can be seen stripping Wen of his glasses, a lanyard, and multiple wristbands.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 9 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lanyard
Noun
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Since switching to this cable organizer from Travelkin, the days of opening a jack-in-the-box of cords and charging blocks are officially over.—
Carin Ryan,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Feb. 2026
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Avoid basements or rooms submerged in water with electrical outlets or cords.—
Southern California Weather Report,
Daily News,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Not unreasonable, except that decision got caught in the cross wires, and by the time Ben brings up the family-style platters to the saloon, there are no plates at the table.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
10 Feb. 2026
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Something as subtle as a stray wire from your TV or just one too many frames on the wall can take a room from stylish to cluttered.—
Madeline Buiano,
Martha Stewart,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Knowing that ice is never considered totally safe, a floatation device and rope are very important to have as well.—
Ray Petelin,
CBS News,
14 Feb. 2026
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Shibari is Japanese rope bondage.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Bernthal plays doomed Sonny, who’s hoping to pay for his lover’s gender-affirming operation; his longtime pal and costar on The Bear plays volatile Sal, the loneliest guy in the world.—
Jenny Lumet,
Vanity Fair,
10 Feb. 2026
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You guys took a few years off in the mid-Seventies just as prog was reaching its peak of popularity.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The most audacious element was a free-hanging cable dolly system that carried a camera operator nearly the full height of Taipei 101.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Feb. 2026
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Nexstar Media, the large TV station owner, operates both The Hill and the cable-news outlet NewsNation.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The former head of the NYPD School Safety division attempted to steer lucrative city contracts to a Florida businessman in exchange for bribes that included cash payments, luxury hotel stays and Broadway tickets, federal officials said Thursday.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
13 Feb. 2026
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This mission is targeting a 14-day stay, and will fly up the fifth SpaceX Crew Dragon, which was named Grace once on orbit.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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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.—
John Tufts,
The Indianapolis Star,
2 July 2024
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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
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The reversal follows a string of high-profile shootings involving federal immigration agents in which eyewitness statements and video evidence have called into question claims made to justify using deadly force.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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The dismissal follows a string of high-profile shootings involving federal immigration agents where eyewitness statements and video evidence have called into question claims made to justify using deadly force.—
Jack Brook,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Lanyard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lanyard. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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