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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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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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My sacrum detached from my spine on the left side.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
21 Apr. 2026
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My wife — the Emmy-winning costume designer Marie Schley — shattered her spine in a ski accident in December, so no one in this household has been earning any income for quite some time.—
Nick Morton,
HollywoodReporter,
20 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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If that’s the digital backbone, manufacturers are now racing to fix the physical side of the equation.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Footwear News,
21 Apr. 2026
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The electrician wiring a data center is building the backbone of the AI boom, where a single error can cost millions in downtime.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
21 Apr. 2026
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Carbios said the shift was driven in part by a non-cash impairment of 15 million euros (about $17 million) tied to its stake in Carbiolice.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Footwear News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Seidler took over as club chairman in November 2020 and completed buying out Fowler’s stake in the team the next year.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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Prioritize a deck or any other structural wood over something like a split-rail fence.—
Miri Talabac,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Apr. 2026
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In the woods outside Carmel, New York, a hunter finds the bones of a twelve-year-old girl, and the unraveling begins.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
21 Apr. 2026
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Alcaraz, who was sporting a brace on his wrist, opened up about his brilliant 2025 season, as well as his fitness hopes heading into the French Open next month, after being named Sportsman of the Year.—
Amanda Davies,
CNN Money,
21 Apr. 2026
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Scott has been working his way back from a hybrid Tommy John and internal brace operation in 2024.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2026
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But someone on every construction crew must endlessly ferry supplies from the lumber yard to the site.—
Nick Morton,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Apr. 2026
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From being a major cotton and lumber port in the 19th century to producing some of the East Coast’s most revered oysters in recent years, this riverside town has remnants of history around every corner.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Ridgepole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ridgepole. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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