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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flying buttresses
pedestals
Noun
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Then peruse her finds which include everything from Florida Highwaymen art, to Peter Kiel paintings, to marble pedestals.—
Kelsey Glennon,
Southern Living,
28 Dec. 2025 -
They were fragmented and partly quarried away, with their pedestals dispersed.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
15 Dec. 2025
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“Flying buttresses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flying%20buttresses. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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