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
  • The federal government is obligated by treaty to fund services such as healthcare and education to tribal nations in exchange for the government taking tribal lands in the 1800s.
    Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Fort Worth was the historical homeland of the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes, whose people lived, hunted, and migrated through lands today called North Texas.
    Hollace Ava Weiner, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Over the summer the actress hit the desert and jetted to the islands with her boyfriend Van Hunt and wore an array of bikinis for their excursions.
    Starr Bowenbank, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Tropical storm warnings remain in effect for northwestern parts of the islands, with an additional 1 to 3 inches of rain expected to trigger flash flooding.
    Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • On the other hand, overly wet soil can also impact flowering.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Gravel, clay, and sandy soils react very differently under sudden energy input, and the presence of water and air further alters behaviour.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Failure to provide additional information or consents will be grounds for disqualification, unless prohibited under applicable law.
    Time, Time, 29 Sep. 2025
  • According to court documents, the suspect used his phone on school grounds at least once, on video.
    Michael Ruiz , Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • That could be caused by a buildup of dust, dirt and lint on the filter.
    Cody Godwin, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Even with the business reopening, owner Josh Copus is still running around, covered in dust and paint, either putting finishing touches on his building or helping fellow business owners.
    Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 4 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, 23 Sep. 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
  • But as the Department of Defense moved hundreds of men and children through CIA black sites and military bases across the Middle East and South Asia, that type of stateless, legal vacuousness did not exist on this earth’s surface.
    Miriam Pensack, The Dial, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Nearly two-thirds of dysprosium and terbium, two key rare-earth elements, come from northern Myanmar.
    Dan Swift, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2025

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“Bridges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bridges. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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