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Recent Examples of stilt
Another pitched from the mound while on stilts, and someone else took an at-bat while on a unicycle.
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David Wysong, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
There were bands, floats from businesses and not-for-profit groups, and professional acts like a 20-foot-tall Uncle Sam on stilts.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2025
Built in 1939 by Gamboa’s grandfather, the mansion marries Art Deco style with bahay kubo architecture, a traditional Filipino house on stilts.
—Jeff Chu, Travel + Leisure, 16 June 2025
Despite the 74,000 tickets selling out in five hours for both games and a wait list with more than 3 million fans, Godbout saw the spectacle Friday night and experienced the uninterrupted entertainment that comes with Banana Ball: A pitcher on stilts.
—Emma Moon, Charlotte Observer, 7 June 2025
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David Wysong, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
There were bands, floats from businesses and not-for-profit groups, and professional acts like a 20-foot-tall Uncle Sam on stilts.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2025
Built in 1939 by Gamboa’s grandfather, the mansion marries Art Deco style with bahay kubo architecture, a traditional Filipino house on stilts.
—Jeff Chu, Travel + Leisure, 16 June 2025
Despite the 74,000 tickets selling out in five hours for both games and a wait list with more than 3 million fans, Godbout saw the spectacle Friday night and experienced the uninterrupted entertainment that comes with Banana Ball: A pitcher on stilts.
—Emma Moon, Charlotte Observer, 7 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stilt
Noun
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Money in, money out: Use classic methods, such as a lemonade stand, to teach earning money and managing expenses.—
Kris Ann Valdez,
Parents,
10 July 2025
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The little charging stand is perfect for a garage or storage room shelf, as long as there's a power outlet nearby.—
Nena Farrell,
Wired News,
10 July 2025
Noun
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Together, the groups have created a high-tech stage in the upper stands, to avoid potentially damaging the pitch at halftime of such an important game, featuring 40,000 pounds of gear, scenery and structural trusses.—
Melanie Anzidei,
New York Times,
12 July 2025
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Global Citizen brought in 40,000 pounds of staging, scenery, and structural truss, all carried by hand by 100 stagehands to the stands and brought to the venue by six semi-trucks.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
11 July 2025
Noun
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The society is working to raise $2 million toward renovation, which in the first phase will include replacing the bottom struts that support the structure.—
Lois K. Solomon,
Sun Sentinel,
14 July 2025
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On Saturday afternoon in searing London heat, there was none of the surefire strut that overcame top seed and world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in the semifinals.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
Noun
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Exposure to the cold weather can cause the moisture to be sucked out of your instrument, leading to loose pegs, cracks in the wood and damaged strings.—
Joyce Orlando,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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The third-party lens is housed in a plastic gadget similar to a washing peg in most cases.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
25 June 2025
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“Stilt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stilt. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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