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Recent Examples of cantilever
At that time, city engineers determined that its badly cracked cantilevers, or wing-like bridge supports, required costly repair or full replacement.
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Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 4 Dec. 2024
There were box wings, tube wings, cantilever wings, rotating wings, and wings that looked like Venetian blinds.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 1 Dec. 2024
The triple cantilever, a key link of the BQE and one of the primary economic arteries of the region, carries 130,000 cars and over 13,000 trucks per day.
—John Surico, Curbed, 26 Nov. 2024
Cantilever Shade The benefit of a cantilever shade is maximum coverage with minimal posts, as it's suspended from a side pole rather than one in the center or one on each corner.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Sep. 2024
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Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 4 Dec. 2024
There were box wings, tube wings, cantilever wings, rotating wings, and wings that looked like Venetian blinds.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 1 Dec. 2024
The triple cantilever, a key link of the BQE and one of the primary economic arteries of the region, carries 130,000 cars and over 13,000 trucks per day.
—John Surico, Curbed, 26 Nov. 2024
Cantilever Shade The benefit of a cantilever shade is maximum coverage with minimal posts, as it's suspended from a side pole rather than one in the center or one on each corner.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cantilever
Noun
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The couple shared a romantic photo on Instagram together of Allen down on one knee in front of Steinfeld, with both surrounded by an arch of pink and red roses in front of a body of water.—
Natasha Dye,
People.com,
7 Feb. 2025
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On the fifth floor, a 6,000-square-foot space called the Pedder Arcade has a distinctly Wong Kar-wai feel, punctuated by broad arches and spinning overhead fans.—
Gary Shteyngart,
The Atlantic,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Hundreds of workers from the Indian city of Cooch Behar lug steel girders into the concrete shells of what will be dormitories, as a leaf blower removes detritus from an artificial-turf soccer pitch.—
By Charlie Campbell/Gelephu, Bhutan,
TIME,
16 Jan. 2025
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Benda The fairings over the upside-down telescopic fork legs create the appearance of a pre-war-style girder design.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
22 Jan. 2025
Noun
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For complete state team and individual brackets, go to mshsl.org/sports-and-activities/wrestling.—
Tom Schardin,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Additionally, taxpayers should familiarize themselves with the new 2025 tax brackets, which may affect refund amounts.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
1 Feb. 2025
Noun
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And right beside the win-loss column — subject to your opinion of the person running the operation — there’s a skyscraper of either explanations or excuses.—
Brian Hamilton,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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Make a daily to-do list of all of your responsibilities — one column for work, one for your baby.—
Harriette Cole,
The Mercury News,
13 Feb. 2025
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The official National Women’s Soccer League game ball sits on a pedestal at the start of the NWSL match between NJ/NY Gotham FC and North Carolina Courage at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey, May 4, 2024.—
Jessica Golden,
CNBC,
5 Feb. 2025
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Installed in 1935, the statue by Charles Rumsey was recently returned to its original pedestal and unveiled in commemoration of Lima’s 490th anniversary in the presence of the city’s far-right leaning mayor, Rafael López Aliaga.—
The Editors of ARTnews,
ARTnews.com,
30 Jan. 2025
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“Cantilever.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cantilever. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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