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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stilts
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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
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What about an oral birth control pill for deer, which could be distributed on stands for them that would be safe for other animals to eat but would only target deer for birth control?—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
22 Feb. 2026
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Professional photo, video and audio equipment — detachable zoom lenses, stands, monopods, tripods, selfie sticks or other commercial equipment.—
Dina Kaur,
AZCentral.com,
20 Feb. 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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This One’s for You is down several pegs on the two tallies, but its anniversary is nonetheless worth honoring.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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With the proof of concept demonstrated, Stanton began to scale up his setup, replacing the 88-pound (40 kg) weight as a bob and adding precision bearings and powerful magnets to a frame that resembled a trebuchet’s triangular frame.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Feb. 2026
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After parting ways with eight players at the NBA trade deadline, this team still is trying to get its bearings.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
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Those organizations are setting up a high-stakes legal battle that could go all the way up to the Supreme Court.—
Ella Nilsen,
CNN Money,
24 Feb. 2026
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Rawlings’s tutorial zeal seemed to derive equally from the existential stakes of the race and the candidate’s evident need of guidance.—
Tad Friend,
New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2026
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The owner of Pimento Jamaican Kitchen brought stanchions from his rum bar to the street to keep protesters separated from officers, working as a volunteer to ensure the demonstration remains peaceful.—
Kiki Intarasuwan,
CBS News,
25 Jan. 2026
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That report will give everyone a sense as to why that plane left Statesville on a Thursday morning, then immediately turned around and tried to return to the same airport before striking trees and light stanchions, crashing and bursting into flame only 10 minutes after takeoff.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Jan. 2026
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Weiss told Southern Jewish Life that the consulate gave the AJFF time to review Karim’s posts before festival judging began.—
Rodney Ho,
AJC.com,
24 Feb. 2026
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Mandelson served in senior government posts under Blair between 1997 and 2001, and under Prime Minister Gordon Brown from 2008 to 2010.—
Pan Pylas,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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Twenty‑inch forged alloy wheels, a wider stance, extended wheel arches and higher ride height make the SUV borderline menacing.—
Morgan Korn,
ABC News,
22 Feb. 2026
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McDonald’s had to shrink those golden arches.—
Steve Bousquet,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Stilts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stilts. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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