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
  • Work up an appetite on the slopes, or take a sleigh ride that ends with hot apple cider at Taylor Farm, before hitting up the Mexican tacos at Taqueria El Chepe or visit Solo Farm & Table to enjoy a seasonal menu within an airy space with wide plank floors and wooden beams.
    Megan Margulies, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Make your vehicle visible to others both ahead of you and behind you by using your low-beam headlights since this means your taillights will also be on.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Another board member is Lachlan Murdoch, the son of Rupert, who is executive chairman and CEO of Fox Corporation.
    Rob Gillies, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Nonprofit experts and executives have criticized the organization and its board for failing to detect the theft, citing problems, including a bloated board, failure to change auditors, and ex-CFO William Smith's sole control of the organization's checking account.
    Violet Ikonomova, Freep.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The trip to the top of the arch takes 45 to 60 minutes and includes 10 minutes at the top of the arch.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Khloé said, showing off the pumpkin decorating stations, trees decorated with cobwebs, witches' hats, cobwebs and bats, and the orange and black balloon arches.
    Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 22 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
  • The farm's apple pies have captured the hearts of people not only southeastern Wisconsin, but also in northeastern Illinois and southwestern Michigan, where the pies are sold — a sign of their beloved status among Midwesterners that has been confirmed by this bracket.
    Angelika Ytuarte, jsonline.com, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Both sides of the bracket bring separate challenges, Groth said.
    Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In a video shared by a fan account on X, Keery can be standing under a garden arbor in front of the bride and groom.
    Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
  • This gorgeous 55x21x100-inch arbor is a West Elm best-seller thanks to its elegant design and sturdy wrought iron frame.
    Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Who would pay the mortgage on their four-bedroom home with the grassy backyard and slender white columns out front?
    Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Well, fortunately, there’s such an invention as the World Series Weird and Wild column (Game 1 edition).
    Jayson Stark, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • OpenAI unveiled a web browser on Tuesday in a bid to make its ChatGPT AI product the starting point for online access and establish itself as central pillar of the internet economy.
    Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Removing the roof required a fair amount of engineering to ensure torsional rigidity, including strengthening the door sills, A-pillars, and adding cross-body braces.
    Sean Evans, Robb Report, 21 Oct. 2025

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“Girder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/girder. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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