girders

Definition of girdersnext
plural of girder

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Noun
  • Throughout the property, the original building's bones— beams, tiles, pillars, and window frames—were gently restored to show their age and patina, not conceal it.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Apr. 2026
  • When these rapidly spinning neutron stars blast out radiation from their poles, that radiation sweeps across the cosmos like beams of light from a cosmic lighthouse.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 3 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Jeep also reshaped the wheel arches for better clearance—a nice touch—with carbon flares.
    Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 26 Mar. 2026
  • The foyer has a step-up entry from the front door, which feels elegant, and the living room is spacious with lovely touches in every direction — notice the built-ins with the arches that bookend the fireplace.
    Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 23 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • His next shipment of boards is expected to arrive this week.
    Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Prices for Raspberry Pi boards are going up once again, the third hike in four months, following surges in December and February.
    Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 2 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • However, with credits, deductions, different tax brackets and a host of other things, determining what your taxable income actually is can be tricky.
    BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Older age brackets tend to have larger nest eggs, but even workers who are nearing retirement often fall short.
    Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • As the beautiful Corinthian columns of electronic music, the bands — being combined as a singular project — gave rise to an entire genre.
    Devon Ivie, Vulture, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Huge columns made of light pink and dove gray Tennessee marble shone in the evening light filtering in from the glass roof.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Science is only one of the pillars of Mashpi.
    Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2026
  • There was a point when Matos and Marco Luciano were considered future pillars of the organization, but both former top prospects have seen their time with the Giants end in recent months.
    Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • In the end, Laffrey, whose Broadway credits include Maybe Happy Ending and Parade, settled for using an iPhone app to record the size of pilasters and mullioned mirrors.
    Carey Purcell, Architectural Digest, 27 Oct. 2025
  • With pilasters, a limestone facade, and classic symmetrical design, the three-story building exemplifies the Beaux-Arts style popular at the turn of the 20th century, grand but not ostentatious.
    Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Ian Littleworth’s Happy, the dissolute son always looking for an easy way out, seems unsettled not only in his bearings but in his command of the script.
    Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Wesley Pokluda was getting his bearings at the Conservative Political Action Conference amid the hubbub of activists and the booming audio coming from the stage where Steve Bannon was broadcasting War Room and making the case against war in Iran.
    Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 30 Mar. 2026
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“Girders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/girders. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.

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