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Recent Examples of stilt
There will be live entertainment, including Mariachi band, stilt walkers, flower crown making and face painting.
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Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Oct. 2025
The male balances on the female's back and spreads his wings, showing just how flexible those stilt legs are.
—New Atlas, 17 Sep. 2025
And visiting with patrons on the downtown festival grounds was circus performing artist and stilt walker Chantal Bustamante of Niles who wore colorful bright butterfly wings.
—Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
After that visit, giggling children led us across wooden boardwalks deep into the heart of the stilt village, where local boats were tied up.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 22 Aug. 2025
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Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Oct. 2025
The male balances on the female's back and spreads his wings, showing just how flexible those stilt legs are.
—New Atlas, 17 Sep. 2025
And visiting with patrons on the downtown festival grounds was circus performing artist and stilt walker Chantal Bustamante of Niles who wore colorful bright butterfly wings.
—Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
After that visit, giggling children led us across wooden boardwalks deep into the heart of the stilt village, where local boats were tied up.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 22 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stilt
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The beach offers plenty of parking and a wide range of amenities that put it among the best family beaches in Florida, including concession stands, picnic areas with grills, cabana rentals, beach wheelchairs, and kiteboard equipment rentals and lessons.—
Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
31 Jan. 2026
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For showing off jewelry, there are bracelet trees, ring dishes with creative designs, and classic jewelry stands.—
Kylie Petty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
31 Jan. 2026
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The space station's main truss and two giant solar arrays can be seen, as well as the blue arc of the Earth below.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
15 Jan. 2026
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Fincke and Cardman were planning to venture outside the space station on Thursday to complete a support truss for an add-on solar array and to carry out a variety of other tasks.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Does a car need another alignment after strut replacement or was the tire chain just telling me a story?—
John Paul,
The Providence Journal,
23 Jan. 2026
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Come early evening, guests emerge from their suites to strut their evening finery (a brand parade of Loro Piana loafers, Casablanca silk shirts, Richard Mille watches, Missoni dresses, Hermès bags) and converge on the terrace for cocktails.—
Lanie Goodman,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 Jan. 2026
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Tools hang from peg-board walls.—
James Rainey,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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The Swoosh has Valentine’s Day and the NBA-All-Star Game as just a few of its time pegs for the month ahead, the latter of which will bring some of its biggest releases of the early year.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Stilt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stilt. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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