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ridgepole

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Definition of ridgepole

as in beam

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as in spine

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Recent Examples of ridgepole Erect a ridgepole between trees and tilt branches against one side to make a lean-to framework. — Keith McCafferty/field & Stream, Popular Science, 26 Jan. 2021

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Noun

One use involves directing a beam of protons or other heavier particles into the patient, targeting unwanted cancerous cells (proton/heavy ion therapy).

— Andrea Richard, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2026
Researchers at Romania’s Horia Hulubei National Institute have now solved this speed challenge by producing images with an artificial muon beam for the first time.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of beam

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This will form the spine of the story, and in a way its point.

— Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
In giving form to their resistance to Bicentennial events, the anti-catalog retrospectively contests any national fascia union in aesthetics, even though the role of the state was a spine.

— Anna Kornbluh, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of spine

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Once the riverbed sill is completed in a few weeks time, the water level in the river could increase by as much as three feet (one meter), media reports said.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 17 Aug. 2026
Use a microfiber cloth or duster to remove cobwebs and any visible soil around the window frame and sill.

— Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 12 June 2026

Definition of sill

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The house and its grounds form the backbone of filming locations, though certain spaces on the property were either too cramped or did not provide the right lighting for film production.

— Juliet Izon, Architectural Digest, 2 Oct. 2026
The agency had to completely overhaul its outdated technological backbone, Patel told Fox News Digital.

— Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of backbone

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In 2008, Lauder made a minority investment in the Ayurvedic beauty brand Forest Essentials, then increased its ownership stake in 2020.

— Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
The best moments on records like Redemption, Blackheart, and Second Line use her knack for grand, metaphysical metaphors to charge her singing with epic stakes.

— Stephen Kearse, Pitchfork, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of stake

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The only heaviness lies within the natural materials found throughout the resort, like grounding lava stone, copper, and indigenous Tzalam wood.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
The specialists also restored the painting’s linden wood frame by cutting out over 100 missing fragments from it and covering it with gold leaf.

— Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of wood

Noun

At the age of nine, he was shipped on a lumber freighter from Russia to England; a year later, he was sent to the United States.

— Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
When private forests burn, landowners salvage burned trees, turn them into lumber and replant, turning those forests green again within years.

— Chris Edwards, Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2026

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