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Recent Examples of cantilever
In the nearby entry foyer, an antique tapestry hangs behind a dining table surrounded with Bauhaus cantilever chairs by Mies Van der Roe’s chairs.
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Elizabeth Kiefer, Architectural Digest, 23 Feb. 2026
In structural terms, a cantilever is a beam or slab anchored at only one end, allowing for horizontal overhangs that appear to float.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Oct. 2025
Could the tower cantilever entirely over the corner housing the new church?
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2025
An architectural marvel, the Link is the world’s longest cantilever, floating between two towers like a futuristic sky bridge.
—Natasha Amar, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
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Elizabeth Kiefer, Architectural Digest, 23 Feb. 2026
In structural terms, a cantilever is a beam or slab anchored at only one end, allowing for horizontal overhangs that appear to float.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Oct. 2025
Could the tower cantilever entirely over the corner housing the new church?
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2025
An architectural marvel, the Link is the world’s longest cantilever, floating between two towers like a futuristic sky bridge.
—Natasha Amar, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cantilever
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Commission of Fine Arts The Commission of Fine Arts, a panel composed entirely of Trump appointees, will hear a presentation about the arch on April 16.—
Arden Farhi,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
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The arch is intended to commemorate the United States’ 250th anniversary.—
Dan Diamond,
Washington Post,
10 Apr. 2026
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Denver Fire believes a girder (a concrete support bean) gave way below, trapping around 20 vehicles underground and more than a dozen on the surface lot.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2026
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It's been a year since an excavator grappled with blue steel girders ripped from the side of McCoy Stadium as the beloved Pawtucket ballpark entered its final inning.—
Providence Journal,
The Providence Journal,
21 Mar. 2026
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Because the real story isn’t just about income brackets and inflation adjustments.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
12 Apr. 2026
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But last year, all 16 regional semifinalists hailed from power conferences, including the Big East, for the first time since the bracket expanded to 64 teams in 1985.—
Arnie Stapleton,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2026
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The white curved walls offset with those two Miami Beach electric-blue mosaic columns, a single rose and an ADT home security sign took my eye.—
Jerald “Coop” Cooper,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2026
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Despite its compact layout, the Vanguard also manages to cram a column of programmable keys on the left side of the keyboard.—
Zackery Cuevas,
PC Magazine,
12 Apr. 2026
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Tucked between the second and third-floor staircases is a life-size statue of a nude woman leaning forward, her elbows resting on a pedestal displaying a bronze bust of the same statue.—
Jennifer Cannon,
Vanity Fair,
7 Apr. 2026
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His 8-foot statue rises from a 10-foot pedestal — harder to reach than the practically ground-level Otis trio.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Cantilever.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cantilever. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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