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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
Details – rose windows, gargoyles, flying buttresses – came gradually.
—Mike Hughes, Cincinnati.com, 26 Apr. 2020
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
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
Details – rose windows, gargoyles, flying buttresses – came gradually.
—Mike Hughes, Cincinnati.com, 26 Apr. 2020
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
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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At a number of events on Tuesday, senior officials made a case for gas as essential for energy security and a buttress to renewables.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
23 Sep. 2025
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Large buttresses extend back from the cockpit and over the rear wheels and maintain the fastback shape even when the roof is stowed.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
26 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The group was later able to recover the statue — with the figures ripped from their pedestals and broken into pieces — and set about trying to re-erect it.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
3 Oct. 2025
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For the traditionalist, a pewter pedestal can give any old bar a regal air, while a marble option leans more eclectic.—
Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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On a macro level, this group’s tough luck is moving the needle in broader data sets that are used in part by economists and monetary policymakers to determine the health of the economy.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
3 Oct. 2025
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The Cleveland Browns have never had a player in modern day that pushes the needle like Shedeur Sanders.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Flying buttress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flying%20buttress. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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