ridgepoles

plural of ridgepole

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ridgepoles
Noun
  • The new species was identified by its DNA, body proportions, eye size, fin spines, internal anatomy and other subtle physical features, the study said.
    Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Spicomellus had a back that was probably bristling with sharper spines, along with far larger ones along its outer edges.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The design leans rustic (give or take a couple of Togo chairs), with moss green paneling, tartan upholstery, and wood beams running throughout.
    Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 12 Sep. 2025
  • When the spacecraft fly over radio-quiet antenna arrays, tuned to listen for the quietest radio waves coming from distant galaxies, the noise from the satellites' internal electronics obscures some of the precious observation frequencies even when Earth-facing internet beams are switched off.
    Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Use jig and pigs 18 to 25 feet deep along brush piles or main lake points with a gradual slope.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2025
  • One makes big plays at big moments, the other piles up a steady stream of little plays that lead to those big plays.
    Arpon Basu, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • As medicine shifts toward prevention, the ability to detect disease at a molecular level—before symptoms appear—has become a high-stakes priority.
    Somnath Banerjee, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Prince Harry spoke up for young activists in the name of Princess Diana a day after a high stakes meeting with King Charles III.
    Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Shin splints are common among runners, especially those who just ramped up their training, since that can force the tibialis anterior into overdrive.
    Jenny McCoy, SELF, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Quickly, other motorists stopped to help, and the group used a windshield wiper, a metal rod from a car jack, and seatbelts as splints and tourniquets to keep Whitt from bleeding to death.
    Molly Beck, jsonline.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • But while almost every facet of TSITP is being fawned over in Reddit threads, Instagram posts, and viral TikTok videos (the soundtrack!
    Olivia Petter, Vogue, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Attiah has a long history of inflammatory social media posts.
    Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • With a cozy cottage feel, the Allwood Claudia Tiny Home Kit fits in anywhere from the woods, to the waterside, or even in your backyard (depending on your HOA).
    Gabriela Izquierdo, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The slaying came to authorities’ attention on March 9, 2021, when hikers at Cuyahoga Valley National Park came upon a dead body in the woods.
    KC Baker, People.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Trump’s Commerce Department has so far this year launched Section 232 investigations into copper, lumber, semiconductors, pharmaceuticals, trucks, jet engines, polysilicon, drones and wind turbines.
    Brian Bennett, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The average billionaire on The Forbes 400 ranking of America’s richest people is 70 years old, and 23 of the list’s members are in their 90s, including land and lumber mogul Archie Aldis Emmerson, who is the oldest, at 96.
    Martina Castellanos, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Ridgepoles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ridgepoles. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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