Thesaurus results for RIDGEPOLES

ridgepoles

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plural of ridgepole

as in sticks

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The beams, in a 32-story project at 222 Broadway expected to yield nearly 800 apartment units, had been wrapped in steel as a makeshift fix, the agency said.

— Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
Yuri was able to gain more ceiling height by taking away the sheetrock and exposing the ceiling beams.

— Jennifer Fernandez, Architectural Digest, 30 July 2026

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Both sets of accommodations have their own helipad and fleet of helicopters which can access VHSG’s 10,000 square miles of terrain, which includes everything from mellow glacier runs to steep spines.

— Jen Murphy, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2026
The reason the cholla can ride along so well is that its spines are covered in backward-facing barbs that ensure they get stuck in the skin of their ride.

— Philip Anderson, The Conversation, 8 July 2026

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These feel like ‘table stakes’ for AI in text editing, yet Apple has been deliberate in introducing Apple Intelligence across its platforms.

— Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Some members and associates of the Seidler family are expected to retain at least a portion of their stakes in the Padres.

— Dennis Lin, New York Times, 22 July 2026

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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

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Social media posts about the indictment garnered scores of vicious comments.

— Guthrie Scrimgeour, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2026
Trump posts, traders pounce Traders profit when prices jump up or down, and with his taste for cliffhangers, threats and policy reversals, America’s only reality-TV president provides plenty of potentially market-moving content.

— Bernard Condon, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026

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Plum and taupe carpets and warm woods make for an inviting space; an accent wall of floral wallpaper adds a little personality.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 July 2026
Perreault-Magny, a father of a toddler, said he's seen mothers carrying infants through the woods, their feet wrapped in aluminum foil to stave off the winter's cold.

— Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 29 July 2026

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