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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 Photos used in this column were made possible by the Barry Bingham Jr. Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Oct. 2025 My favorite, called Flash Fill, automatically creates a column of full names in a worksheet that has separate columns for first and last names. PC Magazine, 18 Oct. 2025 Denverites Cynthia Strawbridge, 73, and Nelson Chase, 77, stood by the columns of the Voorhies Memorial and watched as marchers passed by. Katie Langford, Denver Post, 18 Oct. 2025 Adra wrote a guest column for IndieWire back in February about the crisis still taking place in Masafer Yatta. Brian Welk, IndieWire, 17 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for column
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  • Also on Sunday, Sturm scratched second line center Casey Mittelstadt, moving Pavel Zacha to center and re-inserting Khusnutdinov back into the lineup and onto the second line.
    Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 20 Oct. 2025
  • But the problem right away was the Colts’ O-line just being too good.
    Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2025
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  • 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
  • But entering via the Park Avenue lobby, with its walls and pilasters of Rockwood stone, still feels like a moment.
    Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 25 July 2025
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  • Debates have raged in the busy industry program, standby ticket queues have snaked outside venues for the hottest premieres and the stars — in their droves — have been out in force and on major charm offensives, with distributors using the fest to launch both awards and release campaigns.
    Alex Ritman, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The demand for Cena’s final match, scheduled for the December 13 Saturday Night’s Main Event, is already astronomical, with reports of over 45,000 people in the virtual ticket queue for an arena that holds roughly a third of that number.
    Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
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  • OpenAI unveiled a web browser on Tuesday in a bid to make its ChatGPT AI product the starting point for online access and establish itself as central pillar of the internet economy.
    Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Removing the roof required a fair amount of engineering to ensure torsional rigidity, including strengthening the door sills, A-pillars, and adding cross-body braces.
    Sean Evans, Robb Report, 21 Oct. 2025
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  • During Wicked night, Timothy and her mom, Gina, were cheering them both on from the front row of the ballroom.
    Colleen Kratofil, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
  • But the Panthers have won three games in a row for the first time since 2021 and are going to have a chance with Dalton.
    Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2025
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  • This year a string of grant programs have been eliminated, hobbled or delayed.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Its overhead roofing is also great for hanging string lights, so the space can be enjoyed well into the evening.
    Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
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  • Massie, meanwhile, has continued to make headlines on Capitol Hill, recently filing a discharge petition with Representative Ro Khanna to force a floor vote compelling the Justice Department to release files tied to the Jeffrey Epstein case.
    Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Looming over Grijalva’s swearing-in is her support for a measure that would require a vote to release the Epstein investigative files.
    Stephanie Murray, AZCentral.com, 18 Oct. 2025

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