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sill

noun

Definition of sill

as in beam

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Recent Examples of sill The pilot ordinance that drew so many to City Hall had lowered the lead dust on window sills and troughs, but did not lower children’s lead levels as expected. — Alison Dirr, jsonline.com, 6 May 2026 To avoid burnout, only tackle one room of windows per cleaning session, wiping down the glass, sills, and shades in each space. — Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 May 2026 The California Energy Commission, which tracks fuel inventory, said the state’s current jet fuel stock is sill sufficient. — Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for sill

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Noun

During radiotherapy, small tattoos can help clinicians repeatedly align radiation beams with the correct treatment area.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026
The rest of their apartment complex was littered with roof shingles and broken beams from a wooden fence.

— Emilie Megnien, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of beam

Noun

Although bright whites dominate the hotel’s design, the warmth of unvarnished wood furniture does much to temper its starkness, and judicious use of pops of colour – fresh greens, yellows and florals – gives visual interest to the luxe space.

— Julia Wytrazek, TheWeek, 13 Oct. 2026
The craftsmanship is on full display, as each spindle is made from solid wood and hand-sanded a few times to show the thorough detailing.

— Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of wood

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The same repositioning also obscured the screws that hold the GPU brace’s mounting bracket.

— Thomas Soderstrom, PC Magazine, 10 Oct. 2026
As the country reflected on one year since the murder, Slota posted about the urgency to brace for the possibility of more bloodshed — just before his arrest that day.

— Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 9 Oct. 2026

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The Rest and Relax Inn in Pensacola, Florida, was surrounded by piles of debris after it was stripped of roofing materials during a heavy hit from the hurricane last night.

— Erika Angulo, NBC news, 11 Oct. 2026
Dozens of protesters, many of them young, dressed in black and wearing masks, threw rocks and firecrackers at police at the central Brussels railway station, before setting several fires, one to a pile of city bikes and electric scooters.

— Mark Carlson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of pile

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Andujar is out of the splint and has begun infield drills with his wrist taped.

— Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026
Also spotted at practice but still out of action was fullback Kyle Juszczyk, who fractured a finger last week and wore a splint over multiple fingers on his right hand.

— Cam Inman, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of splint

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Hines cofounded Nxum in 2022 with his father, Todd Hines, and marketing executive Gary Dennis, with each partner holding equal ownership stakes.

— Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026
After all, the state just went through a high-stakes game of chicken with David Ellison, who threatened to move Paramount to locales like Tennessee or Texas if California kept pursuing him in court over his successful bid to acquire Warner Bros.

— Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of stake

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Republicans have cited social media posts from his half-sister that appear to refer to his mother’s engagement with the group.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Those school resource officers cover multiple schools in localized areas, according to the district’s social media posts.

— Phil Helsel, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026

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