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Recent Examples of cantilever
Part of the villa juts outward in a dramatic cantilever supported by skinny columns, giving the structure a floating effect when viewed from the surrounding gardens.
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Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
13 May 2026
Now, the team has successfully projected a variety of videos from a single cantilever, including clips from the movie A Charlie Brown Christmas.
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IEEE Spectrum,
9 Apr. 2026
Humans move naturally along the curved surface and dive beneath the overhang of the cantilever.
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Elinore Weil,
Artforum,
4 Mar. 2026
In the nearby entry foyer, an antique tapestry hangs behind a dining table surrounded with Bauhaus cantilever chairs by Mies Van der Roe’s chairs.
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Elizabeth Kiefer,
Architectural Digest,
23 Feb. 2026
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Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
13 May 2026
Now, the team has successfully projected a variety of videos from a single cantilever, including clips from the movie A Charlie Brown Christmas.
—
IEEE Spectrum,
9 Apr. 2026
Humans move naturally along the curved surface and dive beneath the overhang of the cantilever.
—
Elinore Weil,
Artforum,
4 Mar. 2026
In the nearby entry foyer, an antique tapestry hangs behind a dining table surrounded with Bauhaus cantilever chairs by Mies Van der Roe’s chairs.
—
Elizabeth Kiefer,
Architectural Digest,
23 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for cantilever
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cantilever
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Trump gleefully tearing up large chunks of the White House and my hometown, trying to install a solipsistic arch, an exclusive golf course, a gargantuan ballroom and a garden of heroes — all to his Versailles-on-acid specifications.
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The platform shoes add extra height, while providing extra cushioning for arch-support and shock absorption.
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Ironworkers bolted the last girder into place on the Sears Tower (now known as the Willis Tower) on May 3, 1973.
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In the distance, an impressive railway bridge, its steel girders painted bright white, stretches across the shimmering landscape, apparently untouched by the US and Israeli strikes that battered and scarred parts of Iran earlier this year.
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PortaSplit’s outdoor unit clips onto a window bracket, needs no drilling, and is classified as furniture rather than a fixture — sidestepping facade-modification bans in cities like Paris.
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Examples include an agent that suggests a Roth conversion without looking at the life situation—such as age or tax bracket—or a support agent that infers CSAT is high due to dropping call volumes but doesn’t know a major telecom system is down.
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Zach Wichter is a travel reporter and wrote the Cruising Altitude column for USA TODAY.
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United is a staple of the gossip column and so supporters must take any reporting about transfer targets linked to their club with a pinch of salt.
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Perhaps no contingent appears better suited to topple soccer’s ruling class from its pedestal than the seven remaining nations of the Confederation of African Football.
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Because in order to steal them, that's the easiest way to-- to get them off the pedestal.
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“Cantilever.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cantilever. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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