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bridges

noun

Definition of bridgesnext
plural of bridge
as in lands

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Recent Examples of bridges Girard-Perregaux Minute Repeater Flying bridges Girard-Perregaux’s new caliber GP9530 is an automatic minute repeater and tourbillon, interpreted here with the third bridge of GP’s iconic movement positioned on the caseback. — Carol Besler, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026 Milwaukee's older bridges, though, are in better shape than the average Wisconsin bridge built the same decade, the report says. — Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bridges
  1. lands
  2. islands
  3. soil
  4. grounds
  5. dust
  6. peninsulas
  7. earth
Noun
  • But patient acquisition doesn’t end when someone clicks an ad, finds you on Google, watches an Instagram video or lands on your website.
    — Chris Zelig, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Why Hailey Bieber’s chicken meatballs recipe went viral The recipe lands as cottage cheese searches, cookbook mentions and grocery shelf placements have climbed sharply.
    — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of lands
Noun
  • After setting sail, the boat zigzags between tropical islands covered in coconut palms and Jenga-like rock formations.
    — Claire Turrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Negotiations on handing the islands to Mauritius began in 2022 under the United Kingdom’s previous Conservative government and resumed after Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour Party was elected in 2024.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of islands
Noun
  • The Americans have not hoisted the Ryder Cup on foreign soil since 1993.
    — Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Nigeria holds 26 of the roughly 60 minerals on the US critical minerals list in commercial quantities, Oduwole said, adding that Abuja’s condition for partnership is development and job creation on Nigerian soil, not raw material exports.
    — Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of soil
Noun
  • It was found near a Ukrainian cargo plane on airport grounds, where German police safely defused the device.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Six decades earlier, on the same grounds, a young Muhammad Ali absorbed a famous left hook from Henry Cooper late in the fourth round, then finished the fight in the fifth when the referee stopped it because of a severe cut over Cooper’s eye.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of grounds
Noun
  • These micro-drones usually crash in low-visibility crisis zones where dust, smoke, or pitch darkness blinds cameras.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Tristan, in the middle of putting down new wood shavings, looked at me shyly through the dust clouds.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of dust
Noun
  • For Michigan, the forecast is essentially divided up between the two peninsulas, but the throughline appears to be milder temperatures and below-average snowfall.
    — Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Permafrost changes underway in 2026 The Seward and Baldwin peninsulas in northwestern Alaska are hot spots for lakes suddenly draining.
    — Anna Liljedahl, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of peninsulas
Noun
  • The sulfur-free waters emerge from the earth between 80 and 105 degrees Fahrenheit feeding a series of open-air pools naturally rich in four minerals.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Sep. 2026
  • China placed seven rare-earth elements under export controls last year, forcing companies to seek government approval to ship them abroad.
    — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of earth

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“Bridges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bridges. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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