Definition of columnnext
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as in line
a series of persons or things arranged one behind another a column of ants stretched between the fallen hot dog and the ant hill

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as in pilaster
an upright shaft that supports an overhead structure engraved columns supported the arch on either side

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Recent Examples of column The Animal Life column runs on Mondays. Joan Morris, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026 Becht said afterward that the team should push the Rowland touchdown into Badger’s statistical touchdown column. Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2026 Astrologer Magi Helena's Your Daily Astrology column is syndicated to hundreds of newspapers worldwide, with a daily readership in the millions. Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 30 Mar. 2026 Shaw’s columns, exclusive to the Tribune, appear the last Monday of each month. John T. Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for column
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Noun
  • This time, however, travelers are already facing long lines and delays due to the ongoing partial government shutdown, which has left thousands of TSA workers without pay.
    De'Anthony Taylor, Baltimore Sun, 28 Mar. 2026
  • This comes as travelers face long lines at the airport due to the partial government shutdown, which continues to halt paychecks for TSA workers.
    CBS Baltimore Staff, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
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  • In the end, Laffrey, whose Broadway credits include Maybe Happy Ending and Parade, settled for using an iPhone app to record the size of pilasters and mullioned mirrors.
    Carey Purcell, Architectural Digest, 27 Oct. 2025
  • With pilasters, a limestone facade, and classic symmetrical design, the three-story building exemplifies the Beaux-Arts style popular at the turn of the 20th century, grand but not ostentatious.
    Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
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  • People stand in a queue to refill fuel at a gas station in Guwahati, India, on March 26, 2026.
    Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026
  • The bulk of the queue is in one room, completely back-and-forth, stanchion-style, with only static photos of arctic animals to distract.
    Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2026
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  • Markets now price in a greater chance of rate hikes by year-end than cuts, according to CME’s FedWatch tool, removing what had been a key pillar of the bull case for growth stocks.
    Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2026
  • The upside of being a pillar in more titles as the Falcons move to 5A is high.
    Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2026
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  • Ochai Agbaji came off the bench to score 18 points for the Nets (17-58), who had lost 10 in a row and 20 of their last 22.
    Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 30 Mar. 2026
  • The Thunder are now on a six-game winning streak against the Knicks and have swept them three seasons in a row.
    Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • That would be those same 76ers, making the matchup between the two on Saturday night yet another key game in a string of plenty of them for the surging Hornets.
    Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 27 Mar. 2026
  • The close call is the latest in a string of incidents involving helicopters and commercial passenger jets.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
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  • Applications will load faster and files will be easier to move, enhancing your workspeed.
    George Yang, PC Magazine, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Ever since the former prince Andrew was arrested and both he and his ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson, were confirmed to be on the Epstein files, people have been wondering what’s next.
    Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 28 Mar. 2026

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“Column.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/column. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.

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