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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flying buttresses
Noun
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Researchers have been concerned that without their icy buttresses, these walls could collapse.
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Three setbacks provide space for landscaped terraces, and at these floors, the structural columns slope inward, becoming tall buttresses that reintegrate into the latticework.
Noun
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In the temple's crumbling courtyard, little remains… mostly empty pedestals scattered among the Sralao trees.
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Chef Rob McDaniel is an expert at taking nostalgic Southern dishes and elevating them onto impressive new pedestals.
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“Flying buttresses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flying%20buttresses. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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