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bolt

[bohlt] / boʊlt /


NOUN
flash; projectile
Synonyms
NOUN
large roll of material
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It's hard to envisage a lightning bolt at this stage.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Except that Combs is hardly a bolt from the blue, having served on JPMorgan’s board since 2016.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

The main flaw in the plan—the ends of the bolt stuck out—was audaciously overcome by putting the Bible under a very large, overflowing dish of macaroni with butter and cheese.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

It involved transferring a heavy iron bolt, concealed inside an oversize Bible, from Casanova to his upstairs neighbor, who could then chip a hole in the wooden floor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

I bolt up from the massive tree root I’m cuddled against.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer




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