bridge

noun

Definition of bridgenext
as in land

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Recent Examples of bridge Since the 2024 bridge agreement, the city now funnels all of that tax back into the Moda Center to help the Blazers with maintenance and repairs. — Jason Quick, New York Times, 31 July 2026 These are essential for executives to perform optimally when heavier responsibilities inevitably arrive, much like reinforcing a bridge before any cracks appear. — Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 Now, researchers at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) have borrowed a trick from bridge engineering to keep these ocean giants standing. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 31 July 2026 Alaparthi and the children were trapped in the parasail and stuck to the bridge. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for bridge
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bridge
  1. land
  2. soil
  3. island
  4. earth
  5. ground
  6. peninsula
  7. dust
Noun
  • The modest park sits on less than one acre of land off Parkwood Avenue and includes a playground, a picnic shelter and green space.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Ceuta and ‌Melilla, another Spanish autonomous city in northern Morocco, have the European Union’s only land borders with Africa.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
Definition of land
Noun
  • In its simplest form, scientists can put a chunk of soil in a mason jar, measure how much gas is released over time, then extrapolate a total figure.
    — Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
  • Electronics and small appliances contain chemicals such as lead and mercury that could contaminate landfill soil and groundwater.
    — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 July 2026
Definition of soil
Noun
  • Bird flu is a real concern for the fate of the kākāpō because most of the population, totalling just 235, lives on one tiny island sanctuary that lies off the wild coast of Rakiura/Stewart Island.
    — Todd Symons, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
  • This coming-of-age story follows two teenagers, childhood best friends, who reunite for a summer on a small rural island in Korea.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 21 July 2026
Definition of island
Noun
  • Luca Bindi, an earth scientist at the University of Florence in Italy, found the alloy while collecting microscopic debris from along the beaches of Hiroshima Bay.
    — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 29 July 2026
  • At the base, blueberry shrubs have multiple canes (or branches) that grow directly out of the earth in clumps.
    — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 28 July 2026
Definition of earth
Noun
  • Such is the fate that befalls Meta, whose shares fell as much as 10% in after-hours trading Wednesday after the company missed earnings due to costs ballooning 55% (Meta’s stock later recovered some ground and was down 7%).
    — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 30 July 2026
  • In 2012, China occupied Scarborough Shoal, a traditional Filipino fishing ground inside the Philippines’ EEZ, endangering the lives of Philippine personnel and fishermen in the process.
    — Jill Goldenziel, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
Definition of ground
Noun
  • Kyiv has also intensified efforts to isolate Crimea by targeting fuel supply routes and power generation facilities in the occupied peninsula.
    — Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 31 July 2026
  • Ceuta is a Spanish autonomous city of about 85,000 people, built on a peninsula on Morocco's Mediterranean coast.
    — Frank Ahrens, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of peninsula
Noun
  • In an interview, Stitt discussed the dust-up with Trump, warned against efforts to federalize elections, and expressed concern that a mammoth federal government has contributed to the country's tense political climate.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026
  • While the collision itself won't be visible from Earth, the resulting dust cloud might be observable by advanced amateur astronomers in parts of North and South America.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of dust

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