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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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The European castle vibes continue throughout the entire Spanish Mission-style historic inn—think archways, flying buttresses, and towers that would make perfect backdrops for a photo session of your kiddo in their favorite Elsa, Cinderella, or Tiana costume.
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Over the next five years restoration will extend to the three great rose windows of the west, north, and south façades, the flying buttresses of the nave, the west façade towers, and the windows of the nave tribune as well as the choir chapels.
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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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The statue is an enduring and familiar symbol of the World's Columbian Exposition, but is not the same one that was mounted on a pedestal in the World's Fair's Court of Honor waterway.
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Created by the makers of Korea’s buzzy Rejuran in-office skin boosters, the Turnover Ampoule offers a needle-free way to tap into the ingredient’s glow-boosting benefits at home.
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Hong Kong — The buzzing of needles and gasps of pain fall silent, replaced by the clacking and rattling of steel and plastic colliding.
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“Flying buttress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flying%20buttress. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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