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sterns

noun

plural of stern

as in beams

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Noun

In addition to the pump and other aforementioned components, the purchase includes a patch kit for repairing punctured beams or base.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 9 July 2026
The off-limits area was later scaled back after work crews braced the buckling beams.

— Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 9 July 2026

Definition of beams

Noun

Sánchez’s entry features industrious zombies hot on the tails of some cyclists, while Evans’ installment (the best here) deals with a demented doomsday cult.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026
The life-size robotic elephants in Prasanth Prakashan's backyard workshop have ears that flap, tails that swish and trunks that squirt water.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026

Definition of tails

Noun

Yellow-rumps, as birders call them, have been seen migrating through northern Illinois even in April and late March.

— Sheryl DeVore, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
The women stood on the doorsteps with their rumps to the crowd, skirts lifted to flash tattered green knickers.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026

Definition of rumps

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Working with longtime makeup artist Ernesto Casillas, Z showcased a glowy, poreless base with super soft rosy blush diffused on her cheeks, finished with a natural, luminous highlight across her cheekbones like a dapple of sunlight.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 15 July 2026
Laura surveyed her flushed cheeks, her bruised legs, with a consumer’s eye.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026

Definition of cheeks

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Today, a typical historic men’s costume, consisting of a coat, vest, breeches, neckwear, and gaiters, can cost a reenactor around $3,000.

— Melanie Stetson Freeman, Christian Science Monitor, 26 June 2026
Sea holly, also known as bear's breeches, produces beautiful flower spikes and large, attractive leaves that slugs find unappealing.

— Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 20 May 2026

Definition of breeches

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