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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
Noun
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In the best-case scenario, lower rates would help buttress rising prices that are expected to come from the levies.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
20 Mar. 2025
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Ice shelves like Amery act as buttresses, slowing the flow of glaciers into the sea, and playing a crucial role in stabilizing the Antarctic Ice Sheet.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
21 Jan. 2025
Noun
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French sculptor Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi led the design and construction of the statue's copper components — from crown to gown — over several years, while working with American architect Richard Morris Hunt to design the 154-foot pedestal.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
18 Mar. 2025
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Purses sat atop pedestals and tables scattered throughout The Elm, against the backdrop of art and a vintage car parked inside the building.—
Sloane Brown,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The release of its big Shattered Space expansion barely moved the needle, getting it to 22,000 concurrent briefly, less than 10% of the original launch.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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These policies are helping to move the needle toward achieving Florida’s talent goals.—
Braulio Colón,
Orlando Sentinel,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Flying buttress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flying%20buttress. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.
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