stilts

plural of stilt

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stilts
Noun
  • The dolls are collector items and need stands to be displayed.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Worse, some have swung to the opposite extreme, taking draconian stands on employee communications.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The round pegs in the square holes.
    Randy Bean, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Tuning pegs – Use the tuning pegs to tune the strings of your viola.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 1 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Andre failed to do enough to stop Murphy’s delivery, while Emmanuel Agbadou lost his bearings and allowed Woltemade a relatively free header at the far post.
    Steve Madeley, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
  • So many first-time visitors get their bearings on a hop-on, hop-off sightseeing bus, but that’s far from the only way to see the city and arguably the least effective.
    David Nikel, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Fraser and Schweigert also laid out a four-quadrant model on how to approach high-stakes situations.
    Katherine Fung, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The fantastic is used to sketch out familiar story lines, but the metaphysical premise remains as vague as the dramatic stakes in the lives of the characters.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Shah has shared several updates about her life behind bars through journal entries, and posts on social media and her website.
    Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The former president also posted a link to a New York Times article about Karen Attiah, a columnist who said she was fired from The Washington Post for her social media posts about Charlie Kirk's killing.
    Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Green Street’s impressive large white arches — referred to as wickets and reaching 25 feet in height — also incorporate design elements of Everything Changes with a Dream with maple-leaf patterns similar to the large sculpture.
    Janice Phelan, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The palatial property looks like it has been uprooted from Italy with terracotta tiles on the roof and rows of Renaissance arches.
    Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Stilts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stilts. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.

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