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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
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The cost of the six-story hotel with its Spanish Colonial Revival architecture came in at nearly $1 million, or more than $18 million in today’s money, and featured marble floors, private baths, steel beams, and an electric elevator.—
Susan B. Barnes,
Southern Living,
10 Apr. 2026
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Puryear has created an outdoor sculpture to honor the late civil rights activist and congressman John Lewis via Bending the Arc, a 34-foot-long beam that Puryear hand-carved in wood and then was 3D-scanned and fabricated in stainless steel.—
Maximilíano Durón,
ARTnews.com,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Its burgundy spine wore out many years ago, so layer on layer of tape tries desperately to cradle over 60 pages of newspaper cuttings documenting every word ever published about her son, Jamie Mitchell.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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Coco was diagnosed with scoliosis, with a 45-degree curve in her spine.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
7 Apr. 2026
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Consider using Cambria as window-sill cladding, shelving for a wet bar, or even as focal-point wall installations that serve as artwork in their own right.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
1 Mar. 2026
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For example, Hancock recommends this approach when your plants are positioned directly in a sunny south-facing sill.—
Gemma Johnstone,
The Spruce,
8 Feb. 2026
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Its journey to becoming the digital backbone of the office is a playbook for Altman.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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Corn is also the backbone of the country’s ethanol industry.—
E.J. Antoni,
Boston Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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Few in Islamabad can remember a time when the Pakistani capital has been at the center of such high-stakes diplomacy.—
Brian Dakss,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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In what amounts to a home run for baseball fans in this state and region, Monfort has agreed to sell a 40 % minority stake in the Rockies to the Penner Sports Group, composed of Broncos’ co-owners Greg Penner and Carrie Walton Penner.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
10 Apr. 2026
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The jammy strawberry note is the star of the show, while the matcha tea, musk, and hinoki wood are more apparent on the dry down.—
Reece Andavolgyi,
InStyle,
7 Apr. 2026
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Window Blinds Give your wood or plastic window blinds a good clean with a Swiffer Sweeper.—
Maria Sabella,
The Spruce,
7 Apr. 2026
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The Sox also announced that outfielder/infielder Brooks Baldwin elected to undergo a season-ending UCL internal brace procedure on his right elbow on April 1.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
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Around the country, optional Medicaid services — such as doula support, home health care, and dental work — are at risk of losing funding as states brace for federal Medicaid cuts to hit their bottom lines.—
Katheryn Houghton,
NPR,
7 Apr. 2026
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The lumber of an older generation.—
Caleb Crain,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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Today, the state still produces the most softwood lumber in the United States.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Ridgepole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ridgepole. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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