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bolt

[bohlt] / boʊlt /


NOUN
flash; projectile
Synonyms
NOUN
large roll of material
Synonyms






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“We’d have these jackets with a big Chargers lightning bolt, the dark-blue stuff before the baby-blue stuff was en vogue.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

Fireworks are also traumatizing for pets, particularly dogs, which tremble and even bolt from their homes in fear.

From Barron's Jul. 2, 2026

Whether the form has legs, wheels or a tower, it still needs actuators, sensors, edge compute, safety systems and someone to bolt it into a line.

From MarketWatch Jul. 1, 2026

Brazil's Vinicius Jr fires home a "lightning bolt" of a strike to level up the scores in against Morocco in their Group C match in the 2026 World Cup.

From BBC Jun. 13, 2026

He seemed like some kind of animal ready to bolt up and out of there at any second.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott

Workers will install 350 bolts for containment booms in the east of the gulf.

From Barron's Aug. 27, 2026

Chinese nuts and bolts quicker than Usain Bolt.

From MarketWatch Aug. 24, 2026

Warsh said little that was specific about how he will approach the nuts and bolts of Fed policy in brief remarks following the swearing in.

From The Wall Street Journal May 22, 2026

“If you don’t know the ins and outs and nuts and bolts inside City Hall, how are you going to be mayor?” he said.

From Los Angeles Times May 1, 2026

“That must be worth six bolts of silk,” I said, savoring the purchase of my own freedom.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri




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