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sterns

noun

plural of stern

as in beams

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Meanwhile, Mickelson noted that every ceiling in the theater is different — a coffered ceiling with hexagonal panels gives way to plaster beams designed and painted to look like wood.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
Flexible beams and shells that snap between shapes have also been used to produce movement.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of beams

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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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The Cream Multi-Stick can be used across cheeks, lips and eyes, delivering buildable color and a dewy finish through a creamy, weightless formula designed for mistake-proof application.

— Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
And the wrinkles go around the cheeks and all combine at the butthole.

— Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of cheeks

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Devout Catholic soldiers in blue coats and knee-breeches make the sign of the cross, invoking divine protection while performing this dangerous task.

— Tracey Teo, AJC.com, 24 Sep. 2026
In his telling, the Lenape agreed to sell Dutch colonists only as much land on Manhattan as could be covered by a man’s breeches.

— Eric Lach, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026

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