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cantilever

[kan-tl-ee-ver, -ev-er] / ˈkæn tlˌi vər, -ˌɛv ər /






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It shows the home at night, with two young women sitting inside in a cantilevered corner, its floor-to-ceiling windows revealing the lights of the L.A.

From Los Angeles Times

Mvula’s own musical instincts persist, with jagged, leaping melodic lines cantilevered over the beat, not-quite-dissonant counterpoint and unexpected blooms of vocal harmony.

From New York Times

Now a steel structure forms the spine of the stairs, and the mahogany-clad steps cantilever off that spine.

From Washington Post

She was at the height of her powers and her charms, a figure of terrifying architectural precision, with Nashville’s most famous bosom cantilevered into a bullet bra, and that vertiginous hair.

From Washington Post

Just outside the Webster’s front door, a movie by filmmaker Kahlil Joseph plays on a screen nestled within the cantilevered facade.

From Los Angeles Times