cantilever

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Recent Examples of cantilever In 2002, Fallingwater’s famous cantilevers underwent a major structural restoration to prevent their collapse. Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 15 May 2025 Garden set 25 years in the future with a cantilever designed to collect water. Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025 Renovations to Fallingwater The structural success of Fallingwater’s cantilevers relies on their use of concrete reinforced with steel. Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 15 May 2025 The cantilever spring was redesigned and adapted to accommodate the IWC in-house 82915 caliber with a flying minute tourbillon. Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for cantilever
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Noun
  • The intricate arches of the lobby ceiling are modeled on the famous mosque-cathedral of Córdoba.
    Ann Abel, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
  • The arch is perched on a cliff edge, so its smooth, rounded shape perfectly frames the view of layered canyons rippling to the horizon.
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 7 July 2025
Noun
  • After the girders were installed, crews began installing additional reinforcing steel plats and cross frames, along with scaffolding and forms that will be used to reconstruct the bridge deck.
    Quinlan Bentley, Cincinnati Enquirer, 18 Jan. 2025
  • Once the girders have been installed, workers will pour concrete for the new I-471 decks after that, the department previously told The Enquirer.
    Aaron Valdez, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Noun
  • While the procedural advent of the brackets monopolized much of the conversation, the season has been shockingly short on personality.
    Chris Feil, Vulture, 18 July 2025
  • Ginger dominated her first bracket, winning the first two weeks and landing in the top 2 in the third.
    Dave Quinn, People.com, 18 July 2025
Noun
  • Dhillon became notorious in 1988, as editor of the Dartmouth Review, for publishing a column depicting then president James Freedman, a Jew, as Adolf Hitler.
    Rob Wolfe, New Yorker, 18 July 2025
  • Accommodation Inspired by the area’s close ties to ancient Greece, the Savoy hotel’s design features a white-washed exterior accented by contemporary columns and a series of lush gardens.
    Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
Noun
  • An accompanying photo illustration showed the Bronze Fonz statue being hoisted off its pedestal on the RiverWalk in downtown Milwaukee.
    Chris Foran, jsonline.com, 11 July 2025
  • Many fans develop strong parasocial relationships and tend to put celebrities on pedestals, admire them and even trust them like close friends.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025

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“Cantilever.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cantilever. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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