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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 cozy yet dynamic pub with guest rooms highlights the building’s original character with beams, wood floors, and open fireplaces, complemented by contemporary touches.—
Lindsay Cohn,
Travel + Leisure,
13 June 2026
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Importantly, each fiber doesn’t just carry one beam of light.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
13 June 2026
Noun
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In the distance, an impressive railway bridge, its steel girders painted bright white, stretches across the shimmering landscape, apparently untouched by the US and Israeli strikes that battered and scarred parts of Iran earlier this year.—
Matthew Chance,
CNN Money,
13 May 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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Ayscue served on several nonprofit boards and advisory groups across his career, especially for his alma mater.—
Diamy Wang,
Charlotte Observer,
13 June 2026
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The meeting took place out of state, but Chicago had a seat — reportedly on the running board of an automobile — at the creation of what became the National Football League.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
13 June 2026
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In fact, the FA was still experimenting and had made adaptations that year (1866), including the introduction of a tape crossbar.—
Eduardo Tansley,
New York Times,
8 June 2026
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Switzerland still had chances, including a late opportunity that substitute Cedric Itten headed over the crossbar in stoppage time, but the precision of the first half never fully returned.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 June 2026
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“Crossbeam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crossbeam. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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