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Recent Examples of cantilever
In structural terms, a cantilever is a beam or slab anchored at only one end, allowing for horizontal overhangs that appear to float.
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Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Oct. 2025
Could the tower cantilever entirely over the corner housing the new church?
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2025
An architectural marvel, the Link is the world’s longest cantilever, floating between two towers like a futuristic sky bridge.
—Natasha Amar, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
What's left is a silicon dioxide cantilever with a thin metal layer on top.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 Apr. 2019
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Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Oct. 2025
Could the tower cantilever entirely over the corner housing the new church?
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2025
An architectural marvel, the Link is the world’s longest cantilever, floating between two towers like a futuristic sky bridge.
—Natasha Amar, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
What's left is a silicon dioxide cantilever with a thin metal layer on top.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 Apr. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cantilever
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The fish also have a hefty arch of bone called the pectoral girdle that supports the musculature needed to make the climb.—
Ari Daniel,
NPR,
5 Apr. 2026
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The Natural Bridge in Virginia is a 215-foot-tall natural limestone arch that George Washington once surveyed.—
Lauren Schuster,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Apr. 2026
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Denver Fire believes a girder (a concrete support bean) gave way below, trapping around 20 vehicles underground and more than a dozen on the surface lot.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2026
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Downtown Kansas City drivers should expect major delays when a key highway faces partial closures for bridge girder installation on back-to-back weekends.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
4 Feb. 2026
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After throwing back-to-back no-hitters versus Rio Mesa and Los Altos on Wednesday to lift the Vikings into the top bracket, Valbuena was not in the circle in the seventh-place game against Anaheim Canyon, but her twin sister, Avi, hit an RBI double to tie it in the top of the seventh.—
Steve Galluzzo,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2026
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In his March Madness brackets, Obama has the Arizona Wildcats men defeating the Duke Blue Devils (who have already been upset) and UConn's women's team winning it all.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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The views and opinions expressed in this column are the author's and do not necessarily reflect those of USA TODAY.—
Johnny C. Taylor Jr,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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In a column in the Times, Bret Stephens noted that the good will many Jewish Americans had assumed would be extended to them after October 7th never materialized.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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His 8-foot statue rises from a 10-foot pedestal — harder to reach than the practically ground-level Otis trio.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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The fact that he is seated on a pedestal that is nearly one-third the total height, with only his right foot reaching toward the ground, raises a question about whether the statue can be considered fully freestanding.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Cantilever.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cantilever. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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