cantilever

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Noun
  • Housed in an early 20th-century former bank at 469 North Canon Drive, the boutique preserves its original architectural detailing, arches and columns, lending itself to Casablanca’s signature design DNA.
    Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Short-foot activation Stand barefoot and gently press your toes into the floor while drawing the ball of your foot slightly toward your heel, creating a subtle arch.
    Dana Santas, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Upon arrival at North Island, an ill-prepared mooring crew let the rear gondola hit the ground, bending a vertical girder.
    Karen Scanlon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The cable failure caused a steel girder arch measuring about 354 feet to collapse while 16 workers were on site at the time, the outlets said.
    Escher Walcott, People.com, 23 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The two winners move on to the next round of the tournament bracket.
    Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
  • The largest age bracket at the NYC Marathon was 25-29, with nearly 11,000 coming from that cohort alone—more than 1,000 above any other five-year range.
    Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Jim Varsallone writes a high school sports column twice a week, featuring top performers in all varsity sports (boys and girls) in Broward and Miami-Dade counties.
    Miami Herald Staff Reports, Miami Herald, 9 Nov. 2025
  • This loss is in Frank’s column, to be fair.
    Noel Murray, Vulture, 9 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Willimon had the rock formally installed on a pedestal atop the Hill ahead of the 1966 Virginia game.
    Elizabeth Hutchison Hicklin, Southern Living, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Consider trailing your vines from a Space Age-leaning, high gloss pedestal.
    Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 30 Oct. 2025
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“Cantilever.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cantilever. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.

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