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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.
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Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bridges
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Santiago said the detentions are a sign that their fight for justice and to protect the surrounding lands was worth it despite the bloody toll.—
Marlon González,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
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An Allegiant Air plane lands at Harry Reid International Airport on July 26, 2022, in Las Vegas.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
13 May 2026
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Here are some of the most underrated islands in Italy.—
Nicky Swallow,
Travel + Leisure,
17 May 2026
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For example, small islands are far more abundant than large ones—a pattern of complexity that makes the distribution of sizes for Earth’s islands fractal, too.—
Alex Music,
Scientific American,
16 May 2026
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For gardeners, or hope-to-be gardeners, summer is the season to try to new plants, design a new garden bed, amend soil, and more.—
Hiranmayi Srinivasan,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 May 2026
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The tests are intended to evaluate how the product performs across a range of soils, climates, and agricultural conditions.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
17 May 2026
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In recent years, even some advocates of free trade have come around to the idea that certain tariffs can be justified on strategic and national-security grounds, especially when working with an avowedly mercantilist country like China.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Russia’s largest airport — Moscow’s Sheremetyevo — reported that drone debris had fallen on its grounds without causing damage or affecting flights.—
Samya Kullab,
Los Angeles Times,
17 May 2026
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Dirty filters can cause allergies by circulating dust, mold, and other allergens throughout your home when the AC is on during the summer.—
Hiranmayi Srinivasan,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 May 2026
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Their modus operandi is to rescue interesting old buildings in a sorry state of disrepair and liberally sprinkle fairy dust over them.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 May 2026
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Among its wealth of offerings, this Midwestern state also boasts a slew of charming towns on its two peninsulas.—
Katy Spratte Joyce,
Travel + Leisure,
9 May 2026
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The emirate has just 72 kilometers (45 miles) of natural shoreline, but artificial islands and peninsulas have provided far more beachfront for its 4 million residents, and the millionaires and billionaires who collect such properties.—
Manal Albarakati,
semafor.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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There is perhaps no other city on earth that has been vaporized, invaded, flattened, overrun (by criminals, aliens, drugs, frogs, chemicals) more on film than Los Angeles.—
Deputy Managing Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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To take off from or land at Paro, pilots have to thread the needle through some of the highest mountains on earth—with no radar guidance and a final turn on approach that happens just 30 seconds before touchdown.—
Chris Dong,
Travel + Leisure,
12 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Bridges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bridges. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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