girder

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Recent Examples of girder Last steel girder hoisted into place China Railway Group and China Railway Baoqiao are celebrating the completion of the main structure of Huajiang Gorge Bridge. Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 22 Jan. 2025 Railway builders erect a box girder at the site of the standard project in front of the Huning section of the Shanghai-Nanjing-Hefei high-speed railway in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China, on January 10, 2025. Anniek Bao,evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 17 Jan. 2025 Travel over this bridge has been disrupted since April, when state and federal transportation inspectors found problems, including a crack through a steel girder near the middle of the bridge. Bruce Finley, The Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2024 Its period-appropriate appearance is enhanced by the spoked wheels, 23-inch front and 19-inch rear, as well as the handcrafted girder fork. New Atlas, 29 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for girder
Recent Examples of Synonyms for girder
Noun
  • Indeed, two years ago, Helen Hu decided to walk away from the beam for good.
    Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Femininity and French craftsmanship are on prominent display, with bespoke headboards made from Pierre Frey fabrics in every room, as well as murals from Atelier de Ricou, bird-like Lalique sconces, and restored wooden beams on the ceilings.
    Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The gel’s special formula is designed to remove stubborn residue while still being gentle on the stylus and not compromising the bond between the stylus and its cantilever.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
  • My only prompt was that the overall form of Marcel Breuer’s cantilever couldn’t be altered.
    Mark Holgate, Vogue, 8 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Santa Cruz says seven billionaires are already on board.
    Kathryn Romeyn, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Cliffhanger is one of several rides and other activities on board the cruise line’s newest U.S. flagship, which set sail on its maiden voyage from Miami on April 12.
    Nathan Diller, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Lift the arch of your feet upwards without curling your toes or moving your heels.
    Tim Petrie, DPT, Verywell Health, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Some might offer better support than others or have a more natural resting spot for thumbs, but to greater or lesser extents, a good mouse is sculpted to fit the arch of the typical human hand.
    Matt Kamen, Wired News, 20 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The kindergarten playground, weathered from decades of brutal winters, had turned hazardous; at times, sharp screws protruded from some of the equipment, and kids routinely got splinters from the wooden crossbeams.
    Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 27 Mar. 2024
  • The subcommittee's review also noted that the crossbeam and noose weren't added to the wood base until the 1 p.m. hour — the same hour when the riotous mob began attacking police officers and advancing toward and beyond the police line.
    Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 18 Mar. 2024
Noun
  • Once the bracket is set, the 2025 NBA playoffs will kick off with a bang on Saturday, as eight teams gear up for four thrilling matchups in the first round.
    Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
  • Desmond Bane scored 30 points for the Grizzlies, who dropped into the elimination bracket to await the winner of the Kings-Mavericks game.
    Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Unlike shrub roses, these plants require some extra support from trellises, fences, or arbors.
    Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Amazon has an arbor set that comes with artificial white flowers and drapery to put over the arch.
    Christopher Murray, Fox News, 21 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The world’s news cameras and column inches have since been trained on the Vatican, analyzing the complex legacy of the man who had been tasked with bringing a dose of modernity to Catholicism.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Last week’s Apple Loop can be read here, or this week’s edition of Loop’s sister column, Android Circuit, is also available on Forbes. Follow me on Twitter or LinkedIn.
    Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025

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“Girder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/girder. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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