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broomstick

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






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Upstairs, Fahmy created a black-and-white mural inspired by Keith Haring at the top of the stairs, then kept going along the second-floor walls using a paintbrush taped to a broomstick.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 21, 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

The staging of the former’s broomstick flights is “Top Gun” for tween girls, and her castle in the sky is a strangely scary redoubt somewhere between Tim Burton and a German Expressionist film.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 20, 2025

At first glance, the potter wasp appears to be riding a broomstick.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2025

He turned his broomstick sharply to face Malfoy in midair.

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

Those stereotypes might bring to mind images of black hats, broomsticks and cackling over cauldrons, common in much media.

From BBC Oct. 30, 2025

The main school, housed in a three-story red brick building, is something of a living monument to the traditions of English private schools — Harry Potter without robes and broomsticks.

From Seattle Times May 1, 2023

Quidditch, the sport of boarding school wizards riding broomsticks in “Harry Potter,” will become “quadball” to the humans who play the game in real life, its leading organizations said on Tuesday.

From New York Times Jul. 20, 2022

Rowling in her hugely popular Harry Potter series — which features witches and wizards flying on broomsticks trying to score goals — is rebranding.

From Washington Post Jul. 20, 2022

Hagrid could be seen from the upstairs windows defrosting broomsticks on the Quidditch field, bundled up in a long moleskin overcoat, rabbit fur gloves, and enormous beaverskin boots.

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




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