Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caryatids
Noun
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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
Noun
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Create a sculpture trail by adding unique plant pedestals and pots as well as sculptures and glass lawn ornaments.—
Tessa Cooper,
The Spruce,
10 May 2026
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Elevate Your Machines Elevating your washer and dryer with the help of pedestals offers extra storage space for pull-out drawers below.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 Apr. 2026
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Dark wood, red cushions, thick green curtains, white columns, sparkling chandeliers, and touches of gold and silver fill the spaces.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
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The grand walled Greco-Roman settlement is entered through 2nd-century Hadrian’s Arch and includes the Temple of Zeus, the Hippodrome, the Temple of Artemis and the Forum’s oval colonnade of 56 Corinthian columns.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
3 June 2026
Noun
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But merger enforcement should remain focused on competition and the potential for consumer and worker harm — the core pillars of antitrust — not political disagreements over content or viewpoint.—
Bill Lockyer,
HollywoodReporter,
1 June 2026
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In information technology, the highest company score — the average of the orientation and implementation pillars — and the only 100, went to chipmaker Nvidia, which has become the world’s largest company by selling the chips and systems that have powered the development of AI models and services.—
CJ Haddad,
CNBC,
1 June 2026
Noun
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Given the dramatic manner in which the hulking piers marched down the center of the institution’s narrow corridor, flanked by the photographer’s three-inch-square Polaroids, hung as if in awed supplication, the effect verged on hyperbole, the gnomic ceding to the grandiose.—
James Quandt,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Strong longshore currents can sweep swimmers and surfers into rip currents, piers, jetties and other hazardous areas.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
2 June 2026
Noun
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There are stanchions blocking the view.—
Andy Mitten,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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For example, the deck stanchions had to be reinforced to withstand the moments from a 24 m-tall cylinder in heavy wind.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Caryatids.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caryatids. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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