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Recent Examples of ridgepole
Erect a ridgepole between trees and tilt branches against one side to make a lean-to framework.
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Keith McCafferty/field & Stream, Popular Science, 26 Jan. 2021
Keith McCafferty/field & Stream, Popular Science, 26 Jan. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ridgepole
Noun
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Both of those latter cocktails are pure brightness, while the vanilla from the aged rum and the spice from the bitters in the Old Cuban moves it from poolside to inside as if under a slowly twisting ceiling fan in a smoky room, long narrow beams of light through the wooden shutters.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
6 June 2026
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The journalist, Angelina Katsanis, was struck in the knee by a wood beam during a clash between police and demonstrators.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 June 2026
Noun
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Encumbered by antlers up to four feet tall and forty pounds in weight, a bull raises its immense jaws, antlers tilted toward his spine, and races through the woods until reaching safer ground.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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It will be built around a spine of Jordan Pickford, John Stones and Harry Kane, just like the sides Southgate took to the previous two World Cups in Russia and Qatar.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
Noun
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The interiors, updated by a past owner, didn’t gel with her own taste, but the original bones still wowed, especially the dynamic rooflines, internal masonry walls, and chunky marble accents like lintels and sills.—
Sam Cochran,
Architectural Digest,
22 May 2026
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Project requests for trim or molding painting are on the rise (up 65 percent), Yelp reports, as people look to spruce up baseboards, door frames, crown molding, and window sills.—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
6 May 2026
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Those became the backbone of the story.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Footwear News,
9 June 2026
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For some time, Hartford has been perceived as a barrier instead of a backbone.—
Kenneth Okeke,
Hartford Courant,
8 June 2026
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In a high-stakes decision that will shape California’s economy for years, air officials late Friday approved a sweeping overhaul of the state’s signature climate program, cap-and-invest.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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Programs like Breakthrough Therapy designation, Accelerated Approval, expanded access and the use of surrogate endpoints exist precisely because traditional timelines are not always appropriate when lives are at stake.—
Elise Esposito,
Boston Herald,
29 May 2026
Noun
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For centuries, Native American tribes lived in the area, growing crops and building earthlodges, a circular home of earth and wood that was the center of family life, housing multiple generations, according to the National Park Service.—
USA TODAY Network,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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Settlements and farmsteads spread across the state, and each year the timbermen marched deeper into the woods.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
Noun
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Mazumder worked in internal medicine, and as an independent contractor signed more than 3,000 orders for unnecessary medical equipment like orthopedic braces for people insured by Medicare and TRICARE, a medical program for active and retired military personnel and their families.—
Julia Coin
June 9,
Charlotte Observer,
9 June 2026
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Standing with the aid of the heavy steel braces on his legs and of his son James, who held his left elbow, Roosevelt had thrown out the first ball.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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The timber titan played a role in shaping Northern California’s lumber economy during the state’s rapid industrial expansion.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
3 June 2026
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Many of the boats used on D-Day were a type invented by a Louisiana lumber businessman who designed a boat that could carry timber in shallow swamp water.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
3 June 2026
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“Ridgepole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ridgepole. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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