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Recent Examples of stilt
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.
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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
The stilt walkers, a NYAA event staple, were also on the move, reminding guests to get their final bids in before the lots started to close ahead of the live auction.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 16 Dec. 2025
Participants dress head-to-toe in pink tutus and wigs, pets sport pink ribbons, and there’s even a Pink Soup Parade, complete with stilt walkers, marching bands, and dancers.
—Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 5 Dec. 2025
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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
The stilt walkers, a NYAA event staple, were also on the move, reminding guests to get their final bids in before the lots started to close ahead of the live auction.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 16 Dec. 2025
Participants dress head-to-toe in pink tutus and wigs, pets sport pink ribbons, and there’s even a Pink Soup Parade, complete with stilt walkers, marching bands, and dancers.
—Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 5 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stilt
Noun
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Let the baking dish and pasta stand at room temperature while the oven preheats, then bake as directed.—
Symiah Dorsey,
Southern Living,
7 Mar. 2026
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Its stand against the use of AI for surveillance had ginned up an outpouring of support from fans, who wrote messages of encouragement in chalk outside its corporate headquarters.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In the 1900s planning began to replace this iron truss style bridge.—
IndyStar,
IndyStar,
6 Mar. 2026
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ArieForce One Soar is the largest zero-G stall in America, featuring a first-ever raven-truss dive.—
Ryan Hughes,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The males strut, coo, puff their chests and enthusiastically preen to court females.—
Lisa Gutierrez
March 13,
Kansas City Star,
13 Mar. 2026
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In place of winter coats, finance bros strut the halls in their puffer and fleece vests.—
Vivian Song,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The four horseshoes come in bright colors, and the two rubber mats with bright yellow center pegs are sturdy and easy to see for players.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
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Pale blue yarn stretched from the loom to a warping peg affixed to the lip of a Fender Deluxe Reverb amplifier, now requisitioned as part of the weaving setup.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Stilt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stilt. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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