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stilts

noun

plural of stilt

as in crutches

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The camera then cuts to Kate taking a few steps toward the elevators with the help of her crutches, practicing with only one crutch while holding on to a metal bar, and undergoing extensive physical therapy.

— Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 22 Dec. 2025

Definition of crutches

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Footage widely circulated on social media, filmed from the Al Taawoun Club Stadium stands, shows Al Hilal’s Neves standing over a free-kick close to the home fans when chants of ‘Jota, Jota, Jota’ become audible.

— Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
After the tragedy in the stadium, Haymitch claps in front of the mostly empty, save for guards and Peacekeepers, stands.

— Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of stands

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It is widely used for navigation since the north-south lines have constant true bearings relative to the equator.

— Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026
Instead of rigid steel, track sections over the bridge’s expansion joints rest on 43-foot-long steel platforms supported by flexing seismic bearings.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of bearings

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The stone has permanent steel receptacles for stanchions used in rope lines.

— Bart Jansen, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026
What impressed me was that without stanchions to direct the crowd, fans wove back and forth across the field, creating an orderly line without shoving or cutting.

— Meredith Nierman, NPR, 17 July 2026

Definition of stanchions

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Police also learned that the two had seen the social media posts and had left the area.

— Vince Basada, Sacbee.com, 7 Sep. 2026
Miller said visitors mention everything from news coverage to TikTok and Instagram posts as reasons for stopping by to try the empanadas for themselves.

— Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of posts

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Cook actually thinks that Washington should have three arches.

— Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026
The brick arches of Shields Hall, Notre Dame’s palatial new football facility, are supposed to make this 162,032-square-foot sports shrine mesh with the rest of campus.

— Pete Sampson, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

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