bridges

noun

Definition of bridgesnext
plural of bridge
as in lands

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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
  1. lands
  2. islands
  3. soil
  4. grounds
  5. dust
  6. peninsulas
  7. earth
Noun
  • The geometric detailing lands somewhere between bohemian and Americana, without leaning too hard in either direction.
    — Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Milliner’s point about shoppers using flavor to emotionally reset lands here.
    — Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of lands
Noun
  • Exploring Indonesia—an archipelago of more than 17,000 islands—over more than a decade has led me to some truly jaw-dropping beaches, some gloriously desolate, others vibrantly alive with international travelers, expats, and locals.
    — Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The challenge now is whether the Keys can absorb the money without losing the character that made the string of islands a low-key, low-stress, tropical destination.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of islands
Noun
  • Coming nine years after the space shuttle program’s close, their 2020 test flight to the International Space Station restored America’s ability to launch crews from home soil.
    — Marcia Dunn, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has said any unilateral US action on Mexican soil would be a grave breach of her country’s sovereignty.
    — Reuters, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of soil
Noun
  • What to do nearby Taking an afternoon away from the resort grounds to explore what the surrounding area has to offer is a great way to enrich the all-inclusive experience.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Europe spent two years interdicting on sanctions grounds and found the tool blunt.
    — Charles Edward Gehrke, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of grounds
Noun
  • Once the novelty wore off, many ended up in storerooms gathering dust.
    — Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
  • This is because the material that serves as the building blocks for planets is constantly escaping the swirling platters of gas and dust, or protoplanetary disks, that wrap around infant stars.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of dust
Noun
  • Permafrost changes underway in 2026 The Seward and Baldwin peninsulas in northwestern Alaska are hot spots for lakes suddenly draining.
    — Anna Liljedahl, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2026
  • 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, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of peninsulas
Noun
  • The light that does reach the moon is filtered through the earth’s atmosphere, according to NASA.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Popular and literary myth tells that when martyrs die on the soil, the earth receiving their blood will give forth new fighters, thus the roses scattered on the cracking mud.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of earth

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“Bridges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bridges. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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