girder

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Recent Examples of girder Squalls of rain drenched everyone under San Siro’s iconic red girders. James Horncastle, New York Times, 30 May 2025 Pennsylvania’s Bethlehem Steel forged steel girders used in erecting the Golden Gate Bridge and Empire State Building. Jeffrey Steele, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025 Funding had been secured via a series of grants and City were so keen to get on with things that fans arriving for the promotion party on May 11 could see the steel girders had already been delivered, ready for work to start. Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 9 May 2025 Ironworkers bolted the last girder into place, making Sears Tower (now Willis Tower) the world’s tallest building. Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for girder
Recent Examples of Synonyms for girder
Noun
  • His paws dangle over the side of a broken beam, with a metal wall at an odd angle behind him.
    Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 11 July 2025
  • In the first snap, Jack is up on his feet leaning into the wooden table as proud pop Justin beams at him from a seat on a couch.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 8 July 2025
Noun
  • The main difference between these two types of umbrellas is that market umbrellas are centered and more compact, while cantilever umbrellas offer greater flexibility in positioning and coverage.
    Sandi Schwartz, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 June 2025
  • As previously reported, work to overhaul the triple cantilever is expected to begin in 2028.
    Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • For quick bites, the Lido Market is a buffet-style line-up with a carvery, bread board, salad bar, global cuisine, and (of course) dessert.
    Susan B. Barnes, Travel + Leisure, 1 July 2025
  • Those on board were offered 15,000 yen ($93) in transportation compensation and provided one night of accommodation, AP reported, citing passengers.
    Latoya Gayle, People.com, 1 July 2025
Noun
  • The show is also designed to exalt Avignon’s many attractions, with a monumental gold archway erected on its partial medieval bridge (only four arches survive) to works housed in 10 museums, all free to enter.
    Miles Socha, Footwear News, 28 June 2025
  • Even today, the stunning rock formations that make Moab such an iconic landscape are still being eroded, so the arches and pinnacles won't always be here.
    Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • The proposal would have established a new tax bracket for people who earn more than $25 million annually and married couples who earn more than $50 million.
    Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • Cody Rhodes defeated Randy Orton on the men’s side, and Jade Cargill defeated Asuka in the women’s bracket.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • Shop the three-pack set now for $33 at Amazon, and check out more trellises, arbors, and plant stakes for the rest of your garden, below.
    Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 May 2025
  • North Coast Church paid $9,500 for lumber, arbors, benches, pergolas, garden fencing, monument signs and concrete, rocks, plants and paint supplies.
    Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2025
Noun
  • The views and opinions expressed in this column are the author's and do not necessarily reflect those of USA TODAY.
    Johnny C. Taylor Jr, USA Today, 8 July 2025
  • The Let’s Toast series, inspired by the ESSENCE column, centered the stories of Black folks making waves in the wine industry, in tequila, and those who’ve embraced sober living in their lives and businesses.
    Essence, Essence, 8 July 2025

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“Girder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/girder. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.

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