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Recent Examples of flying buttress
An aerodynamic channel in the rear pillar creates a flying buttress, while the roof is painted black.
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Caleb Miller, Car and Driver, 11 Nov. 2021
The vault is punctured by three gaping holes, and the flying buttresses are propped up by giant wooden blocks.
—Aurelien Breeden, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2020
Details – rose windows, gargoyles, flying buttresses – came gradually.
—Mike Hughes, Cincinnati.com, 26 Apr. 2020
And the damage threatened the delicate balance of forces between the vault and the cathedral’s flying buttresses: The entire building teetered on possible collapse.
—Christa Lesté-Lasserre, Science | AAAS, 12 Mar. 2020
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Caleb Miller, Car and Driver, 11 Nov. 2021
The vault is punctured by three gaping holes, and the flying buttresses are propped up by giant wooden blocks.
—Aurelien Breeden, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2020
Details – rose windows, gargoyles, flying buttresses – came gradually.
—Mike Hughes, Cincinnati.com, 26 Apr. 2020
And the damage threatened the delicate balance of forces between the vault and the cathedral’s flying buttresses: The entire building teetered on possible collapse.
—Christa Lesté-Lasserre, Science | AAAS, 12 Mar. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flying buttress
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The chapel reflected the Gothic Revival style with a high gabled slate roof, long, narrow Gothic arched windows with limestone surround and brick turret buttresses at the corners, according to the St. Joseph Historic Area Preservation Plan from 1991.Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Dec. 2024
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Its pointed arches, flying buttresses and piers sprouting ribs that branched like spider webs helped usher in the Gothic age.Michael Kimmelman, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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On their glowing, 1960s-TV-special pedestals, in their natty gray suits and black ties like so many Elvis Costello replicants, Lipton and his band aren’t playing people.Sara Holdren, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2024
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One thing that was Sandy’s idea was in Lance’s bedroom, there are these little pedestals that come off the wall with platform high-heeled shoes on them.Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 15 Oct. 2024
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Spend Less Time in Meetings — Streamline your schedule and focus on what truly moves the needle.Emil Sayegh, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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During this test, a healthcare provider uses a needle to take a blood sample from a vein in your arm.Jillian Kubala, Health, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Flying buttress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flying%20buttress. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.
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