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buttress

[buh-tris] / ˈbʌ trɪs /




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To him, the ribbed vault and flying buttress were the epitome of rational construction.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

From vocalisations to food intake, social interactions to rhythmic beating on trees, known as buttress drumming, they note down everything.

From Barron's • Jan. 15, 2026

Basically, since getting sworn in to the role, Patel has used a Gulfstream jet owned by the agency to buttress his vacation time.

From Slate • Dec. 18, 2025

There’s nothing like a Fed put to buttress markets, even if doubts exist this whole artificial-intelligence thing is going to work out swimmingly.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 24, 2025

I ran down the ridge to the flat walkway near the buttress.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover