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Recent Examples of crossbeam
Six hours later, Kim and David watched their prize hauled tail-first to the crossbeam of the scales back at Darenberg’s dock in Montauk.
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Pat Smith, Outdoor Life, 24 July 2025
Videos captured the ensuing chaos as people on the shoreline and bridge span ran in terror, and Navy cadets dangled from the ship's crossbeams and sailcloth.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 2 July 2025
That section once held a restaurant, a public restroom building, and several sea lion viewing holes — openings in the decking used to watch the pinnipeds lolling on the crossbeams below.
—Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2025
Minutes after clearing the dock, the vessel's three 147-foot (44.8-meter) masts were sheered by the underside of the bridge, Reuters reported, knocking several naval cadets off its crossbeams.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
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Pat Smith, Outdoor Life, 24 July 2025
Videos captured the ensuing chaos as people on the shoreline and bridge span ran in terror, and Navy cadets dangled from the ship's crossbeams and sailcloth.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 2 July 2025
That section once held a restaurant, a public restroom building, and several sea lion viewing holes — openings in the decking used to watch the pinnipeds lolling on the crossbeams below.
—Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2025
Minutes after clearing the dock, the vessel's three 147-foot (44.8-meter) masts were sheered by the underside of the bridge, Reuters reported, knocking several naval cadets off its crossbeams.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crossbeam
Noun
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The doors of its Venetian-style facade open up to welcoming spaces characterized by beam ceilings, arched windows and original frescoes.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
25 Aug. 2025
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Unfortunately, the Farragut’s in really bad shape when a team of five — La’an, Uhura, Scotty, Spock, and Chapel — beams aboard.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
21 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The 6-foot-4 Roy, acquired from Toronto for a first-round pick at the trade deadline this past March, is built like the girder of an old-time baseball park.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
22 Apr. 2026
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In an age where most electrics are looking towards the future with unheard-of modern tech on board, the C6 sports a WWII-era girder-style front fork and a monoshock with an internal floating piston at the rear.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Taylor Russell is already on board as a suave private detective.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
7 July 2025
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Graphite replacement products like eCOphite could become part of the solution, according to Craig Rigby, a COnovate board member and vice president of business development at Clarios, based in Milwaukee, the world’s largest manufacturer of vehicle batteries.—
Rick Barrett,
jsonline.com,
7 July 2025
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Mbappe might well have equalised on 73 minutes against Celta after an inch-perfect pass from Tchouameni, looping his finish just over the crossbar.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
10 Dec. 2025
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Zadorov, in fact, nearly gave the B’s a two-goal lead but his in-tight chip shot hit the crossbar off another great feed from Elias Lindholm.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
7 Dec. 2025
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“Crossbeam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crossbeam. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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