bridge

noun

Definition of bridgenext
as in land

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Recent Examples of bridge Eastbound and westbound traffic has been shifted to the north bridge, with two lanes in each direction. — Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026 Her cheeks are flushed with a vivid, shimmering, nearly hot-pink blush that eases up a bit over the bridge of her nose. — Marci Robin, Allure, 8 Oct. 2026 Selfie sticks dangle off every bridge, and tour groups shuffle behind guides waving flags. — Mary Holland, Robb Report, 8 Oct. 2026 The transit agency's crews, along with those from Amtrak, will start moving the final track from the 116-year-old bridge to the new one over the Hackensack River starting Friday. — Nick Caloway, CBS News, 8 Oct. 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
  • Badly injured, Captain Machchhar somehow opened the cockpit door, allowing passengers to overpower al-Hammami, and two off-duty pilots to take control of the plane and land it in Saudi Arabia.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Food fried in beef tallow lands crisper and less greasy than food fried in seed oils, with a deeper savory flavor cooks notice right away.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of land
Noun
  • In Richard’s hands, Creole culture is rooted and migrant, soil and air.
    — Stephen Kearse, Pitchfork, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The footpad cannot extract energy from chemically inert surfaces such as plastic, glass, soil, or organic tissue, prompting the team to add a small onboard supercapacitor to buffer power across dead zones.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of soil
Noun
  • Devin Jacob Ballard, 20, who is stationed at Futenma Air Station, on suspicion of strangling Anna Yagi, 39, at a hotel in the island's capital city, Naha, early Saturday and stealing her wallet and backpack.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The group has properties in multiple destination towns and cities, from the old capital of Ayutthaya to the island of Phuket.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of island
Noun
  • Delphi sits above a geologic vent, an X from which noxious gases escaped the earth, corrupting the minds of women who inhaled and pronounced their prophecies.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Microsoft makes a big investment, and when the company’s innovative earth-shaking ChatGPT becomes a sensation Altman changes to goals and goes for profit.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of earth
Noun
  • Pollinators and birds have found a welcoming haven here, is a spot that was previously barren, rocky ground.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • By mid-2013, mass disillusionment with the Brotherhood provided fertile ground for a military comeback.
    — Abdelrahman ElGendy, Time, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of ground
Noun
  • Florida’s peninsula juts far from the rest of the country, and big metros like Miami, Tampa, and Orlando sit well away from neighboring states.
    — Andrew McGowan, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The area most susceptible to coastal flooding this week will likely be the Long Beach peninsula, which is particularly vulnerable to swells coming from the south.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of peninsula
Noun
  • According to one court filing, walls were streaked with mold and had been left unpainted despite promises for a refresh, and the light fixtures above the table were layered with dust.
    — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The astronauts were also on the lookout for swarms of lunar dust.
    — Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of dust

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