plural rebar or rebars
: a steel rod with ridges for use in reinforced concrete
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By exposing the industrial rebar responsible for a building’s structural integrity, Jackie also draws attention to the workers responsible for the building’s construction, maintenance and repair.
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Tara Anne Dalbow, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
From their roofs, brick columns rise to the heavens, sprouting rebar in anticipation of another layer of construction.
—Chris Wallace, Travel + Leisure, 19 Apr. 2025
Heavy equipment was used to remove a large chunk of rebar and concrete, which exposed a small pocket where the recovery team found the body.
—Janis MacKey Frayer, NBC news, 29 Mar. 2025
There are conspicuous cracks along the tower’s outside walls, and debris is falling inside and outside as the concrete masonry pulls away from the structure due to the spalling of rebar, officials said.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
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Tara Anne Dalbow, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
From their roofs, brick columns rise to the heavens, sprouting rebar in anticipation of another layer of construction.
—Chris Wallace, Travel + Leisure, 19 Apr. 2025
Heavy equipment was used to remove a large chunk of rebar and concrete, which exposed a small pocket where the recovery team found the body.
—Janis MacKey Frayer, NBC news, 29 Mar. 2025
There are conspicuous cracks along the tower’s outside walls, and debris is falling inside and outside as the concrete masonry pulls away from the structure due to the spalling of rebar, officials said.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
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“Rebar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rebar. Accessed 16 May. 2025.
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