girder

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Recent Examples of girder During the closure, crews will repair a steel girder on the bridge, according to the release. Nwa Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 6 Aug. 2025 Meanwhile, in China's southwestern Guizhou Province, the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge reached a milestone with the installation of its final steel girder. Doc Louallen, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2025 This summer, construction workers put the final concrete girder in place for the Hanford Viaduct, an elevated structure more than 6,300 feet long. Joel Rose, NPR, 16 July 2025 After the girders were installed, crews began installing additional reinforcing steel plats and cross frames, along with scaffolding and forms for the bridge deck's reconstruction. Quinlan Bentley, Cincinnati Enquirer, 24 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for girder
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Noun
  • Then the built‑in router beams Wi‑Fi around the camp.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Wood beams, terracotta floors, and antique furniture run through every property for a healthy dose of design inspiration.
    Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Even so, more than 100 people were unsheltered during January 2025, said Alan Howze, assistant county administrator, during a recent board meeting.
    Sofi Zeman October 3, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Without fresh government data, Flynn said businesses can turn to reports from job boards including Zip Recruiter, Indeed and LinkedIn, as well as data from Lightcast, a real-time labor market information provider.
    Rachel Barber, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The team built a small ec3 arch to show the potential.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Jana can be seen preparing food in the clip, while her siblings blow up pink balloons for a balloon arch and hang streamers around the space.
    Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • 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.
    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
Noun
  • For investors in high tax brackets, the steep yield curve still offers value, especially in high-quality, long-duration bonds.
    Paul Malloy, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2025
  • What would a maximum-difficulty gauntlet look like for this 2025 bracket?
    Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • School officials notified parents that, as a precaution, students were moved to the outdoor lunch arbor and the auditorium, where restrooms and water were available, and a cold lunch for students was started.
    Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2025
  • There’s a pergola, or grape arbor, near the water that serves as a front-row spot for watching sunsets over the river.
    John Turton, Sacbee.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The Browns came into the game at 1-3 and looking to get back into the win column.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Here’s my column on more Dolphins personnel missteps coming to light on Sunday.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Authorities said the building’s foundation pillars gave way while construction workers were laying down concrete.
    Britt Clennett, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Votives and tealights are small and subtle accent options, while taper and pillar candles are often much larger.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025

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“Girder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/girder. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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