bridges

Definition of bridgesnext
plural of bridge

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of bridges Girard-Perregaux Minute Repeater Flying bridges Girard-Perregaux’s new caliber GP9530 is an automatic minute repeater and tourbillon, interpreted here with the third bridge of GP’s iconic movement positioned on the caseback. Carol Besler, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026 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
  • Department of Interior pushes back Separately, a coalition of renewable energy groups filed a complaint in District Court in Oregon on Sunday over Pentagon officials not completing national security reviews for new onshore wind farms on private lands.
    CBS News, CBS News, 3 June 2026
  • Flag Day lands in the middle of the month, and this is the patriotic run-up to America’s 250th birthday on July 4.
    Jim Geraghty, Washington Post, 2 June 2026
Noun
  • Giglio, one of the seven Tuscan islands, has always carried that tone in its history.
    Valentina Di Donato, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
  • Leo will spend two days in the Canary Islands, which are closer to Africa than the Spanish peninsula, visiting two of the seven islands and meeting with migrants and the humanitarian organizations that provide care for them.
    ABC News, ABC News, 6 June 2026
Noun
  • Massachusetts-born, Robinson will be playing on home soil in front of friends, family and national team fanatics, an honor every player dreams of but only very few get.
    Jim Sciutto, CNN Money, 8 June 2026
  • Founded in 1847 by immigrants seeking religious freedom, Pella still feels like a small slice of the Netherlands on Midwestern soil.
    Staff, USA Today, 8 June 2026
Noun
  • But the Federal Trade Commission sued to block the deal on antitrust grounds, which led Edgewell to walk away from the acquisition.
    Amelia Lucas,Melissa Repko, CNBC, 7 June 2026
  • Over the years, the garden has produced epic shows, mostly through its process of scattering the work of such art celebrities as Dale Chihuly, Alexander Calder and Deborah Butterfield among the famous flora planted in its grounds on York Street.
    Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 7 June 2026
Noun
  • Additionally, environmental factors such as tobacco smoke, pollution, pollen, dust, pet dander, laundry soaps, fragrances and more can irritate children’s skin or breathing passages.
    Dr. Daniel DiGiacomo, Boston Herald, 7 June 2026
  • But after the dust settled Saturday, La Habra’s senior softball players sat side-by-side on the grass, kicked off their cleats and giggled.
    Dan Albano, Oc Register, 7 June 2026
Noun
  • Key sections include the northern Kullaleden and Bjäre peninsulas and the coastal Österlen Way in the east — a quieter alternative to the more popular Stockholm Archipelago routes.
    Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
  • Key sections include the northern Kullaleden and Bjäre peninsulas and the coastal Österlen Way in the east.
    Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2026
Noun
  • This suffering earth is wracked by extremes.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 June 2026
  • SpaceMD is establishing relationships with commercial low-earth orbit destination providers like Vast and StarLab.
    Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 9 June 2026

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“Bridges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bridges. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.

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