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Recent Examples of stilt
Every ten spaces or so is one that calls for a skill-testing competition between two teams—tug-of-war, a sack race, racing on stilts or targeting giant wooden geese by slingshot.
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John Last, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
Various proposals have suggested a tunnel underneath the ocean floor, while others have suggested building it on stilts.
—Aron Solomon, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
Sometimes, these doubles did not directly touch, like the two towers on stilts in a drawing from 1989, reflecting the fear of infection and transmission of HIV or the impossibility of a platonic love.
—Mateus Nunes, Artforum, 1 Dec. 2024
His designs are an imaginative feast, with a giraffe standing on stilts, a kangaroo bouncing on a pogo stick, and frogs reenacting Homeric battles.
—Lilian Raji, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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John Last, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
Various proposals have suggested a tunnel underneath the ocean floor, while others have suggested building it on stilts.
—Aron Solomon, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
Sometimes, these doubles did not directly touch, like the two towers on stilts in a drawing from 1989, reflecting the fear of infection and transmission of HIV or the impossibility of a platonic love.
—Mateus Nunes, Artforum, 1 Dec. 2024
His designs are an imaginative feast, with a giraffe standing on stilts, a kangaroo bouncing on a pogo stick, and frogs reenacting Homeric battles.
—Lilian Raji, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stilt
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The beloved WeHo burger stand – which returned to the L.A. food scene in 2022 thanks to Off the Menu founder Lawrence Longo and industry backers including WME talent agent and partner Brad Slater and a slew of celebrities – helped out first responders Thursday.Nicole Fell, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Jan. 2025
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It can also be used handheld, but Godox didn’t include a standard tripod mount for attaching it to stands — an odd omission given the company’s lineup of pro gear.Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 10 Jan. 2025
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As the station hits the atmosphere at thousands of miles per hour, first the structure’s giant solar arrays and radiators will be ripped off; then each of the modules will separate; and finally, the truss structure that makes up the backbone of the station will break up.Georgina Torbet, The Verge, 7 Dec. 2024
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At least three beams, a portion of the road deck and a sign truss will need to be replaced, officials said.Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 22 Nov. 2024
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And while designers prefer their wares strut down a runway rather than shimmy down a chimney, over the years, consciously or otherwise, many have referenced holiday’s greatest style icon.Gráinne O'Hara Belluomo, WWD, 23 Dec. 2024
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The non-cancelled stripper struts in dressed as a cop (Mike wins this round) and asks which one is Mel.Sara Netzley, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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Dyche, though, was stubborn in his insistence that the Senegal forward was better on the wing and instead persisted with two square pegs in Abdoulaye Doucoure and Dwight McNeil.Patrick Boyland, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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Shigeru Ban has experimented with wooden lattices, vaulting, curved planes, grids, and steel-free joinery using only pegs and dowels.Justin Davidson, Curbed, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Stilt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stilt. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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