girder

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Recent Examples of girder Recent close-up inspections found even more damage on the deck, bearings and girders than was revealed initially. Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 25 Nov. 2024 His legs and feet disappear behind the green girder. Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2025 The NapoleonBob 500, a single-seat bobber with a faux girder fork and a throwback aesthetic, is the most interesting of the bikes announced for the US. New Atlas, 22 Jan. 2025 Benda The fairings over the upside-down telescopic fork legs create the appearance of a pre-war-style girder design. New Atlas, 22 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for girder
Recent Examples of Synonyms for girder
Noun
  • Stewart quickly became a lineup staple on vault, bars, and beam in her freshman season for the Minnesota Golden Gophers.
    Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
  • One repeatedly wielded its intense beams of radiation at the other, dispersing gas clouds and weakening its opponent’s ability to form new stars.
    Kameryn Griesser, CNN Money, 23 May 2025
Noun
  • Garden set 25 years in the future with a cantilever designed to collect water.
    Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
  • Renovations to Fallingwater The structural success of Fallingwater’s cantilevers relies on their use of concrete reinforced with steel.
    Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 15 May 2025
Noun
  • People are stuffing items into an empty pillowcase — then bringing this item on board for free.
    Ashley J. DiMella, FOXNews.com, 28 May 2025
  • The Waukegan Police Department also plans to bring a comfort dog on board.
    Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2025
Noun
  • Not bad for an 80-foot tall, single arch, limestone bridge to carry traffic over 15th Street on the eastern edge of Kansas City.
    Randy Mason, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2025
  • We’re known for our iconic white arches and a design aesthetic that blends Santorini minimalism with Tulum’s earthy elegance, all set in the heart of Bali.
    Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
Noun
  • Minutes after clearing the dock, the vessel's three 147-foot (44.8-meter) masts were sheered by the underside of the bridge, Reuters reported, knocking several naval cadets off its crossbeams.
    Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
  • Mexican ship headed the wrong way before fatal Brooklyn Bridge crash, reports say Crew members dangled from mast crossbeams The ship cleared the dock but moved in reverse toward the bridge, authorities say.
    John Bacon, USA Today, 21 May 2025
Noun
  • Central plays top seed LIU Saturday at 3 p.m. in the winner’s bracket.
    Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 24 May 2025
  • Percentage of savings is based on average incomes in each bracket.
    David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 23 May 2025
Noun
  • While flat trellises might accent a wall and arbors may provide a covered archway to walk through, pergolas are usually larger and beckon you to sit and relax awhile.
    Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2025
  • If there's a silver lining to an otherwise senseless spate of arbor violence, Vejar said, the city now has an opportunity to diversify its urban forest.
    Vanessa Romo, NPR, 30 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Newsletter subscribers will get my column before anyone else does and their questions will be prioritized for future editions.
    Sigal Samuel, Vox, 2 June 2025
  • Broken flower stems and shorn columns symbolize early death.
    Paige Williams, New Yorker, 2 June 2025

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“Girder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/girder. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.

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