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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 Ashe hired over a dozen employees, including a site editor who penned columns on subjects like Ken Starr and Bill Clinton, a talent coordinator, and workers who handled the development and design of the site. Mark Dent, HubSpot, 26 Sep. 2025 Located near the Spanish border, the Estasco Arquelogica do Prazo encompasses the ruins of a Roman villa and village, with standing sections of foundations, walls, and columns. Anna Mazurek, AFAR Media, 26 Sep. 2025 The Houston Texans and Tennessee Titans both continue to push to land in the win column for the first time this season. Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 26 Sep. 2025 And be sure to show the escrow officer a copy of this column. Jeff Lazerson, Oc Register, 25 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for column
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Noun
  • Inflation data came in line with expectations, which should’ve been a relief.
    Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Without Slater and Alt, Los Angeles may need to check for trades to ensure the offensive line remains strong.
    James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • To date, the post, which shows the group of four gathering around the bathroom sink as if waiting in a line or queue, has racked up more than 394,000 views and over 94,000 likes.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
  • The weekend is here, which means a fresh batch of movie and TV titles are in the queue.
    DeVonne Goode, Parents, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Authorities said the building’s foundation pillars gave way while construction workers were laying down concrete.
    Britt Clennett, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Votives and tealights are small and subtle accent options, while taper and pillar candles are often much larger.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Get your a-- in the front row and study and do all that.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Bieber, Zoë Kravitz and more distinguished guests were seated in the front row for Saint Laurent creative director Anthony Vaccarello’s spring 2026 ready-to-wear presentation.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • An invisible string to Nashville Watch Hill is a neighborhood district of Westerly, Rhode Island.
    Bryan West, USA Today, 29 Sep. 2025
  • In the past several years, Edge had filed a string of civil lawsuits with rambling, sometimes conspiratorial claims.
    Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The files depicted children ranging from 2 to 16 years of age.
    Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
  • The largest bagel Guinness World Records has on file (868 pounds) was shown at the New York State Fair in 2004.
    Ayana Archie, NPR, 27 Sep. 2025

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“Column.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/column. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.

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