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ridgepoles

noun

plural of ridgepole

as in sticks

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Noun

At its heart, the greatest album of all time beams with try-hard enthusiasm for popcraft—but don’t try telling Stel that.

— Walden Green, Pitchfork, 21 Oct. 2026
These cataclysmic explosions spray intense radiation and beams of energy through the universe at close to the speed of light.

— Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

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But the story went on scaring people for many years afterward, and is probably still sending chills down more than a few spines today.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026
As appointed by production designer Valeria De Felice, the workspace is a literary dreamscape, lined with Persian rugs and bookcases displaying a rainbow of magazine spines.

— Natalia Winkelman, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of spines

Noun

There’s joy, there’s music, there’s magically regenerating food, trees that flower and fruit at the same time, piles of treasure, crystals that rain from the sky, everlasting happiness and health.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026
Discreet ‘yes’, ‘no’, ‘maybe’ piles of pictures appear on the floor, to be reviewed by Grimes and Gallici later.

— Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of piles

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Nvidia offers support via equity stakes and partnerships, then CoreWeave , Nebius and Iren , among others, buy the latest and greatest Nvidia chips — the current generation, Vera Rubin, was preceded by Grace Blackwell, Hopper and Ampere.

— Jim Cramer, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2026
Exod With help from stakes and guy lines, the air beams then hold the tent fabric high and taut, creating a voluminous cabin ready to house a tactical table and everyone who has a stake in drafting the master plan.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of stakes

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Carlos Hernández, director of LayerLab, helped organize a nationwide effort to produce splints and immobilizers after the earthquakes.

— Tibisay Zea, Christian Science Monitor, 30 June 2026
The hospital's remaining staffers got creative, making beds and crutches out of wood and using clothes instead of gauze for makeshift splints.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026

Definition of splints

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The State Department ordered a further reduction in staff at multiple diplomatic posts in the region, including in Lebanon, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Jordan, according to a State Department official.

— Abigail Williams, NBC news, 24 Oct. 2026
By default, users under 18 will no longer be able to see likes and other reactions in response to their posts or those of others.

— Ashwini Nadkarni, Time, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of posts

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Only 10 minutes from the scenic harbor of Camden, the landscape is rural without being rural—in the woods, but just a short drive to seaside life.

— Dodie Kazanjian, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2026
For him, hunting and conservation aren't just about what happens in the woods.

— Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of woods

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The tariffs have hurt Maine because so much of the wood and the lumber that is grown and cut here in Maine is actually shipped up north to Canada to be processed, and then what it is processed as is shipped back across the United States.

— Dustin DeSoto, Vox, 21 Oct. 2026
Pine pulpwood consists of trees ground into paper and packaging, while pine sawtimber is made up of larger trees cut into lumber for homebuilding.

— Kevin Williams, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2026

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