Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for girders
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The beams would be far brighter than the full moon and, even if carefully pointed, would scatter in the atmosphere to be very bright off-beam, disrupting wildlife and effectively destroying the sky’s remaining natural beauty by erasing the stars from our sight.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
6 Mar. 2026 -
Named after Austrian engineer Josef Melan, the design, which allowed for faster construction, incorporated arched steel beams supporting concrete arches that supported the bridge’s structure.—
IndyStar,
IndyStar,
6 Mar. 2026
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Nearby, three caves with wide openings also resemble the pointed arches of churches.—
Micol Passariello,
Architectural Digest,
26 Feb. 2026
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As part of the museum’s expansion, the fire station building will be restored to reflect its original design, including its signature arches, windows and historic fire hose drying tower.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Feb. 2026
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The club has also progressively updated BMO Stadium, recently upgrading digital asset boards and its wireless internet system.—
Justin Birnbaum,
Sportico.com,
5 Mar. 2026
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Vance once entertained grand ideas of putting workers on corporate boards, as in Germany, and letting unions negotiate across an entire industry at once, as in Scandinavia, rather than company by company.—
Idrees Kahloon,
The Atlantic,
5 Mar. 2026
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The brackets are sturdy once attached and hold up to inclement weather, per shoppers.—
Shea Simmons,
Southern Living,
5 Mar. 2026
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Long-term gains on collectibles like gold can be taxed at up to 28%, but that can still be lower than the top ordinary income tax brackets.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2026
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Sam wrote columns on Veach’s offseason focus and on how the Kelce decision is more complicated beneath the surface.—
Pete Sweeney,
Kansas City Star,
5 Mar. 2026
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Sign up for Sound Off to get a weekly roundup of our columns, editorials and more.—
Ken Toltz,
Denver Post,
5 Mar. 2026
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The three pillars of the Alpha Plan involve an Alpha Phone, which is the Robot Phone that was unveiled along with the humanoid.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Mar. 2026
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Three pillars The World Bank Group is pursuing the first path with urgency, bringing together public finance, knowledge, private capital and risk-management tools around a jobs strategy built on three pillars.—
Ajaypal Banga,
Twin Cities,
1 Mar. 2026
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In the end, Laffrey, whose Broadway credits include Maybe Happy Ending and Parade, settled for using an iPhone app to record the size of pilasters and mullioned mirrors.—
Carey Purcell,
Architectural Digest,
27 Oct. 2025
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With pilasters, a limestone facade, and classic symmetrical design, the three-story building exemplifies the Beaux-Arts style popular at the turn of the 20th century, grand but not ostentatious.—
Irene S. Levine,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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But still, like, give a girl some time to get her bearings.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026
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But faulty wheel bearings cause just 5% of all derailments.—
Michael F. Gorman,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Girders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/girders. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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