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shoring

noun

Definition of shoring

as in shore

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Recent Examples of shoring Emergency shoring was installed from the 18th through 23rd floors, including structural steel shoring columns on the 21st and 22nd floors, and light-duty shoring posts on four other floors, the DOB said on Wednesday. — Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 8 July 2026 Contractors can move forward with installation of temporary shoring on the under-construction New York City high-rise after columns buckled inside. — Diego Mendoza, CNN Money, 7 July 2026 Fire crews determined no shoring was needed and began clearing the scene. — Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 4 Apr. 2026 Alex Foster, a spokeswoman for Denver’s Community Planning and Development department, or CPD, said the city agency ordered SF Partners to obtain an emergency permit allowing temporary shoring and stabilization of the garage. — Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 1 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for shoring

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Noun

The weapon begins spinning violently, dragging the service member around before throwing him several yards from the mounting.

— Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 15 July 2026
After that, there are further stages including preparation, conservation, and mounting.

— George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 14 July 2026

Definition of mounting

Noun

On a longer flight, having some additional neck support can make a significant difference.

— Julie Rousseau, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2026
Days passed without the administration providing Impacted Party 1 any traditional support services, that would have included time off.

— Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of support

Noun

Leather maintains more traditional materials for the midle two stripes and tongue, but further reinforcements come via ribbed laces that should provide greater lockdown.

— Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026
As Atari wrapped up his tour, the day’s heat was chasing the Ostrich Army out of their beds to go and greet the reinforcements who were trickling in.

— J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of reinforcement

Noun

In its latest incarnation, designed by the firm S9, the curtain wall has darkened and the electronic billboards brightened, so that the tower resembles a TV mount, more apparatus than architecture.

— Justin Davidson, Curbed, 1 Oct. 2026
Ben Ali was the prized mount of James Ben Ali Haggin, who owned of most of Rancho Del Paso in northern Sacramento County.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of mount

Noun

Edwards returned to the field later in the first half on crutches with a large brace covering his knee.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
Kohl did not return after halftime and was seen on the sideline wearing a knee brace before later being diagnosed with a knee sprain.

— Alejandro Hernandez, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of brace

Noun

Inside, aged timbers spanning the 23-foot-tall great room’s truss-work came from the craftspeople at Historic Woodworks in nearby Tetonia, Idaho.

— Kathryn O’Shea-Evans, Robb Report, 27 Sep. 2026
All 12 remaining bridges use the Town lattice truss patented by architect Ithiel Town, giving this drive a noticeably different architectural identity from Lancaster County.

— Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of truss

Noun

With their swollen, flaring buttresses and soaring heights of 80 feet or more, the trees are awe-inspiring when reflected in the dark water.

— Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 25 July 2026
Mahama stressed the need for African governments to cut waste and improve governance as a buttress against increasingly frequent international shocks because a return to the old system of global support is very unlikely.

— Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 5 June 2026

Definition of buttress

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