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bender

[ben-der] / ˈbɛn dər /
NOUN
binge
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And this latest fender bender might be the one that finally illuminates dashboard warning lights for those bosses who have always so hastily turned to Woods in the past.

From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2026

The damage included shooting down one of our own fighter jets and a carrier fender bender with a civilian ship.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026

Then, when I departed said strip mall and made a left-hand turn across four lanes of traffic, I hit another car—it was worse than a fender bender, but no one was hurt.

From Slate ● May 12, 2024

Jacy is fascinated by his work — he jokingly calls himself a tube bender, but he’s a neon artist, making and restoring signs and other objects from “heat and light.”

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 4, 2023

“Dad, there’s gonna be a fender bender that’s gonna stall traffic. Let’s take a different route to school today.”

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

With the number of neon benders dwindling, those who remain form a small, tightknit community.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

Eventually he finds his Earth Kingdom teacher, Toph, a blind young woman who is also one of the world’s greatest benders.

From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026

This is not just another of his verbal fender benders.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 2, 2022

Across Los Angeles, studio denizens accustomed to providing all-hours access for musicians on creative benders have been wandering hallways and pondering ways to deafen the silence.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2020

A hiker had fainted or fallen or some such thing, which had caused several fender benders, backing up traffic for miles.

From "A Tangle of Knots" by Lisa Graff


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