bridge

noun

Definition of bridgenext
as in land

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Recent Examples of bridge The Tennessee Department of Transportation is rebuilding the bridge, and the project should be finished by September 2029. — Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 10 July 2026 Fairbrother, who grew up with Ojibwe and Cree language systems, had only a few weeks to study Osage before playing a man who serves as the translator — and, by extension, the cultural bridge — between his tribe and the English-speaking settlers. — Max Gao, IndieWire, 10 July 2026 The bridge superstructure is missing entirely, although the aluminum bridge is still attached. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026 For Ting Ting Tong, CEO of the Singapore Fashion Council, Singapore’s participation reflects the city’s role as a bridge between markets, innovation and the wider Asian fashion ecosystem. — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 9 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
  • Played by the talented Halle Bailey, young mermaid Ariel yearns to be on land, has the hots for Prince Eric (Jonah Hauer-King) – who at least gets a character arc this time – and agrees to a bad deal with witchy Ursula (Melissa McCarthy).
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 10 July 2026
  • El Dorado Hills is one step closer to cityhood — and greater influence on land use — as its draft environmental study appeared before the community services district’s board Thursday night.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of land
Noun
  • Alford also commented on the recent Supreme Court decision upholding the long-standing interpretation that anyone born on American soil is an American citizen.
    — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026
  • German rockets launching from Canadian soil may be a bridge to that until Canadian companies can develop their own boosters.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026
Definition of soil
Noun
  • Pacific island nation of Vanuatu last week agreed with Australia to bar foreign military bases from its territory in a move viewed as targeting China.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 8 July 2026
  • On a 2023 episode of Celebrity IOU, the Property Brothers built one into a kitchen island using marble countertops, dual bowls and a pot filler.
    — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of island
Noun
  • The Minions doing a Prometheus to earth was eventually cut, however.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 9 July 2026
  • Those living roots carry minerals down into the earth to create a thriving subterranean ecosystem–fungi, earthworms, nitrogen–biodiversity–on this storied 1,000 acre plot of land; the largest tea farm in Korea on this tiny island.
    — Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of earth
Noun
  • Changes included a longer project timeline, uncertainty over whether the developers could provide community amenities such as a pool and less profitable ground lease terms, according to the district.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • Now that space is a market and not just a proving ground, the engineering that was once the whole game is only the cost of entry — and as in any maturing market, most ventures will not make it past that threshold.
    — Charlotte Kiang, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026
Definition of ground
Noun
  • These seeds originated on Mongjungsan, its Mother farm in the town of Boseong, on the southern coast of the Korean peninsula.
    — Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • In Korea’s case, the war ended in a stalemate, leaving the peninsula formally at war.
    — Vivian Salama, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
Definition of peninsula
Noun
  • If caught in dense blowing dust, pull off the road, turn off your lights and keep your foot off the brake.
    — CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026
  • At the start of this World Cup, there was concern that many of the new teams – some of which had never played a World Cup match – would be used as dust rags for the world powers.
    — Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 10 July 2026
Definition of dust

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