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bridge

noun

Definition of bridgenext
as in land

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Recent Examples of bridge Visiting Mompox required AmaWaterways to build a new docking bridge, but other towns are more difficult to access. — Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026 In one sequence, Sam stands in the middle of a rope bridge, catching a gold bar thrown at him from one side of a gorge, and then throwing it to the other side quickly enough that the weight of the gold doesn’t snap the precarious wooden planks. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026 Police said the boat crashed into the rocks under the bridge and began to capsize. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026 The stadium expansion plan comes as the riverfront area continues to rapidly transform with new apartments, retail, outdoor amenities, a streetcar expansion, a pedestrian bridge and more near and on what was once a landfill. — Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 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
  • On one hand, the aggressive expansion of data centers is intensifying competition for finite resources like land and water, putting them in direct conflict with agricultural land use in certain regions.
    — , CNBC, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Florida’s Legislature passed a data-center bill this year with broad bipartisan support — 92-16 in the House, 31-6 in the Senate — requiring large data centers to pay their full cost of service and giving local governments more say over land use.
    — Kam Shenai, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of land
Noun
  • The text of the agreement, which has been released publicly by the administration, establishes a joint study between the two countries on the feasibility of an enrichment facility on Saudi Arabian soil.
    — Chris Boccia, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • If your home uses a septic system, wastewater flows into a tank and filters through soil.
    — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of soil
Noun
  • Expert naturalists lead visitors to the Tennessee River’s Maclellan Island, known locally as Goat Island for the goats that help control invasive plant species threatening the island’s ecological health.
    — CNT Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026
  • So far this year, the Turks and Caicos has intercepted 1,435 Haitians attempting to enter the islands.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of island
Noun
  • Among the most destructive munitions in Western military arsenals, an MK-84 explosion sends metal fragments in every direction for thousands of feet, can rip through metal and thick concrete, and often creates large craters in the earth.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Below, explore 11 cities reclaimed by nature and the eerie beauty left behind when the earth reclaims what was only momentarily ours.
    — Charlotte Collins, Architectural Digest, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of earth
Noun
  • Just be aware that the ship covers a lot of ground on some of these routes.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Blanch estimates at least 350 million barrels have disappeared from the global above-ground oil inventories since levels peaked in March.
    — Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of ground
Noun
  • Along with godwits, the peninsula was a summer home to yellowlegs, dowitchers, sandpipers, Arctic terns, and other species.
    — Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Door County Circle Tour Wisconsin A geographic quirk—70 north-south miles of narrow peninsula—means autumn stretches for weeks here.
    — Hannah Agran, Midwest Living, 12 Sep. 2026
Definition of peninsula
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

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“Bridge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bridge. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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