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Recent Examples of stilt
The annual Fanti Carnival saw elaborate processions with participants dressed in vibrant costumes, musical and masquerade performances, and dancing stilt walkers.
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Preeti Jha, semafor.com, 8 Apr. 2026
The Orlando Boat Show also features a trout pond for young visitors, performances from Twiggy the Waterskiing Squirrel, a pirate magician and mermaid stilt walkers.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2026
DJs, bands, stilt walkers, food trucks and displays for photo ops are part of the event.
—Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 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
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Preeti Jha, semafor.com, 8 Apr. 2026
The Orlando Boat Show also features a trout pond for young visitors, performances from Twiggy the Waterskiing Squirrel, a pirate magician and mermaid stilt walkers.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2026
DJs, bands, stilt walkers, food trucks and displays for photo ops are part of the event.
—Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stilt
Noun
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In the window sits a horse saddle on an old Swinger sewing machine stand, a nod to her parents.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
2 May 2026
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Mauricio drove it 421 feet into the right-center stands.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
2 May 2026
Noun
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Crews removed the overhead sign truss and moved it off the road along the shoulder.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
24 Apr. 2026
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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
Noun
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These days, about 400 lucky guests are invited to strut their stuff at the iconic event, following in the well-shod footsteps of invitees before them.—
Erika Harwood,
Vanity Fair,
30 Apr. 2026
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Among Texans, it’s known for flashy aesthetics, larger-than-life restaurants, and a perpetual cycle of new and grand places to strut your stuff.—
Nathanael Gassett,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Guetlein said outside estimates, some of which peg Golden Dome’s cost at several trillion dollars, don’t take into account what the Pentagon is actually building.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
25 Apr. 2026
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While e-bikes have pedals, the more powerful e-motos have pegs.—
Sean Emery,
Oc Register,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Stilt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stilt. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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