bridges

plural of bridge

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Recent Examples of bridges 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
Noun
  • As the federal government shutdown continues, some school districts on federal lands in Wisconsin are scrambling to sort out their finances.
    Kayla Huynh, jsonline.com, 24 Oct. 2025
  • These lands serve critical needs for our community and immigration enforcement is not one of them.
    Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • But Hurricane Melissa has upended that expectation, leaving thousands stranded across Jamaica and neighboring islands as airports shut down and evacuation routes vanish.
    Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
  • These areas include southern Thailand and the southern islands of Indonesia.
    Angelica Ang, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Orchids are heavy feeders, and their soil alone won't provide enough nutrients for them.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Add compost to the soil to provide organic matter and improve soil structure.
    Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The phenomenon, known as granular jamming, has long fascinated physicists who study how materials like sand and coffee grounds can switch from flowing freely to becoming rigid under pressure.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2025
  • The picturesque grounds tend to steal the show here, though.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Kitchens require constant cleaning, as dust and grease build up on cabinet tops.
    Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Unfortunately, curtains can gather a lot of dust, mold, or dirt if not cleaned every so often, and can lead to allergies and an unhygienic home.
    Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • North Country National Scenic Trail spans eight states, including more than 1,100 miles in Michigan through urban and rural areas in the upper and lower peninsulas.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 24 Oct. 2025
  • On the remote Yamal and Gydan peninsulas of western Siberia, the landscape is marked by massive craters that look as though the Earth has blown holes in itself.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • To put this into perspective, while CORONA photographed approximately 590 million square miles of the earth’s surface during its entire multiyear run, Planet photographs 186 million square miles every day.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Trump signed a rare-earths deal with Japan's new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi.
    Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2025

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“Bridges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bridges. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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