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Recent Examples of stilt
Set the scene Cape Weligama is brilliantly positioned in the surfer’s paradise of Weligama, home to the famous stilt fisherman and one of the Southern Riveria's buzziest tourist spots.
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Harriet Compston, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Feb. 2026
The couple’s daughter, Sarauniya, made her stilt-dancing debut at 3 years old—a true natural.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 3 Feb. 2026
The girls stayed with their grandparents in the smallest of ten bahay kubo, traditional bamboo-stilt homes, that hugged a bend of the San Juan and were overgrown with mango and jam fruit trees.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Plans include music, magic shows, face painting, stilt walkers, fairies, robots, a giant LED screen showing the ball drop from Times Square and more.
—Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 29 Dec. 2025
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Harriet Compston, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Feb. 2026
The couple’s daughter, Sarauniya, made her stilt-dancing debut at 3 years old—a true natural.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 3 Feb. 2026
The girls stayed with their grandparents in the smallest of ten bahay kubo, traditional bamboo-stilt homes, that hugged a bend of the San Juan and were overgrown with mango and jam fruit trees.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Plans include music, magic shows, face painting, stilt walkers, fairies, robots, a giant LED screen showing the ball drop from Times Square and more.
—Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 29 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stilt
Noun
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During the summer, the farm stand is usually stocked with honey from her husband Dave’s hobby bee hives, and there’s also a Little Free Library so people can take a book to pair with their bites.—
Tiney Ricciardi,
Denver Post,
10 Apr. 2026
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In forested areas, stay close to lower stands of trees.—
Southern California Weather Report,
Oc Register,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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An aluminum truss provided infrastructure, and custom joints, gimbals and animatronics gave the astronaut life.—
Niyaz Pirani,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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To avoid placing excessive loads on the towers during early stages of construction, the central sections of the truss were assembled first.—
Aman Kumar,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Avoid the big, popular fields everyone else is hunting and focus on smaller, less obvious openings where toms might want to strut.—
Alex Robinson,
Outdoor Life,
16 Apr. 2026
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By copying the strut and behavior of real males, the robotic birds are meant to attract younger grouse and encourage them to start a new breeding site in a safer location.—
Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
14 Apr. 2026
Noun
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For more than 40 years, Todd Thompson has been tossing the equine footwear across a 40-foot-long pit to a waiting peg.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
14 Apr. 2026
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When speculative trades piled in, Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines and Malaysia were forced to abandon their currency pegs, triggering cascading defaults and deep economic contractions that were worsened by International Monetary Fund austerity programs.—
Anniek Bao,Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Stilt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stilt. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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