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Recent Examples of column
Garlicky shrimp scampi, a clever Spanish cocktail, and more recipe recs from our Dear Bon Appétit column.
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Emma Laperruque, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 June 2026
Jim Cramer reflected on SpaceX in his Sunday column for Investing Club subscribers.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 15 June 2026
He was born in New York and grew up in Morristown, New Jersey, starting his grammar school’s first newspaper before writing a humor column for the newspaper while a student at Morristown High School.
—Mark Kennedy, Fortune, 15 June 2026
His column appears on the third Wednesday of the month.
—Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 15 June 2026
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Emma Laperruque, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 June 2026
Jim Cramer reflected on SpaceX in his Sunday column for Investing Club subscribers.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 15 June 2026
He was born in New York and grew up in Morristown, New Jersey, starting his grammar school’s first newspaper before writing a humor column for the newspaper while a student at Morristown High School.
—Mark Kennedy, Fortune, 15 June 2026
His column appears on the third Wednesday of the month.
—Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 15 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for column
Noun
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China walked a careful diplomatic line during the conflict.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
20 June 2026
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Basallo misjudged it, taking an unhurried shuffle up the line, before the ball glanced off his glove and rolled toward the Dodgers dugout.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
Noun
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Even now, its fins and pilasters adorn plenty of new construction, and in real-estate-speak, the phrase is code for high class.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
8 June 2026
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And then this pilaster rising up.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Companies are automating one step here, one queue there, and calling it a win.—
Ganesh Padmanabhan,
Fortune,
19 June 2026
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Orders came through a dedicated digital line, separate from the walk-in queue.—
Peter High,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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Personalized treatments are built around three pillars—energetic renewal, conscious longevity, and stress management—and integrated with the landscape and architecture of the property and the regional cuisine.—
Rachel Ingram,
Robb Report,
21 June 2026
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This delightful journey starts by passing through a decorative iron gate supported by stone pillars.—
James Alexander,
Hartford Courant,
21 June 2026
Noun
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Shoppers vouch for them after wearing the pants multiple days in a row during long vacations.—
Essence Wiley,
InStyle,
21 June 2026
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Footage posted on social media by attendees shows several rows in the venue cleared after the fall, according to the outlet.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
21 June 2026
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Investigators in Stockton are looking for clues and suspects in the Wednesday burglaries, which have become the latest incidents in a string of Pokémon card thefts across the country.—
Ivan Pereira,
ABC News,
19 June 2026
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Mary The Widow, directed by Ryan Noufer, follows an aging widow who, at her daughter’s insistence, attends a speed-dating event — where, among a string of dud dates, one gentle stranger lingers in her mind.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
19 June 2026
Noun
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But even that proposal may be in danger, thanks to a dispute that has erupted between the city’s labor negotiators and the Los Angeles Police Protective League, the union representing rank-and-file officers.—
Los Angeles City Hall,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
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Scripted by David Koepp from Spielberg’s original story, Disclosure Day stars Josh O’Connor as Daniel Kellner, a cybersecurity expert who has lifted sensitive files about alien contact with the government.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
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“Column.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/column. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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