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Recent Examples of stilt
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.
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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
Trump’s is nonsense on stilts Sept. 30, 2024 Housing, childcare, elder care
Harris has offered serious proposals to address three pressing problems: housing, childcare and elder care.
—Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
Games might include ping pong in the outfield, a backflip catch, a batter on stilts or a twerking umpire.
—Ashley Mahoney, Axios, 4 Oct. 2024
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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
Trump’s is nonsense on stilts Sept. 30, 2024 Housing, childcare, elder care
Harris has offered serious proposals to address three pressing problems: housing, childcare and elder care.
—Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
Games might include ping pong in the outfield, a backflip catch, a batter on stilts or a twerking umpire.
—Ashley Mahoney, Axios, 4 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stilt
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Today, black curtains line the walls, wires cross-cross the carpeted floor, and guitars rest on stands, near various monitors and a Roland keyboard.Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2024
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That left Shank Mods with two weeks to figure out how to get a 440-pound TV (and its specially designed, reinforced 171-pound stand) down from the second floor of an Osaka restaurant and to a safe location.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024
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In Wayne’s greenhouse—where tomato seedings unfurled each spring—we’d gather for Christmas dinner, the trusses wound with twinkle lights and the long table laid with votives.Anna Noyes, Bon Appétit, 16 Dec. 2024
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The original trusses had lasted for the better part of a millennium, the very definition of sustainable architecture.Michael Kimmelman, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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There’s a tendency to simply get out of the way in talky sequences, letting the talents strut and fret their hour on the stage with zero frills.David Fear, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024
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The model, 29, made an unforgettable appearance at the 2024 show, taking place in N.Y.C. on Tuesday, Oct. 15, ascending from the floor before kicking off the show with her signature strut.Catherine Santino, People.com, 15 Oct. 2024
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But longtime bowl prognosticators Jerry Palm (CBS) and Brett McMurphy (Action Network) both peg CU to play BYU in the Alamo Bowl, so San Antonio is probably the safest bet.Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 7 Dec. 2024
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Top-tier Titanium members get 7% of their eligible spend, excluding taxes, tips, and fees, with points converted 1-to-1 using the U.S. dollar as its peg currency.Doug Gollan, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Stilt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stilt. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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