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broomstick

[broom-stik, broom-] / ˈbrumˌstɪk, ˈbrʊm- /






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To disguise the swelling caused by hours of handshaking, Volk suggested Lincoln grasp a sawed-off broomstick.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

It’s friendly magic, the sort that lets you ride around on a broomstick instead of the kind that splits your soul into a bunch of little pieces.

From Slate • Dec. 26, 2025

It ends with the flossing dance, a broomstick ride and the perfect title: “Gladiator Twosical.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2024

The singers will be accompanied by a “shout stick,” historically often a mop or broomstick, since drums were outlawed at the time.

From New York Times • Jul. 4, 2023

Harry yelled, but Malfoy had leapt onto his broomstick and taken off.

From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling