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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 As this column has argued previously, inflation is the cruelest tax of all. Jon Coupal, Oc Register, 31 May 2025 The unlined design created a column effect, with a hidden back zip maintaining clean lines throughout. Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 30 May 2025 The views and opinions expressed in this column are the author's and do not necessarily reflect those of USA TODAY. Johnny C. Taylor Jr, USA Today, 21 May 2025 Times culture critic Mary McNamara wrote a column about how this play about John Proctor and #MeToo cured her of her aversion to theatrical works-in-progress. Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for column
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Noun
  • The goal of this relationship is to save you time, trouble, and money down the line.
    Brady Slack, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2023
  • In the meantime, the operator said it’s making progress on its remediation plan, including analysis of other areas and additional in-line inspections.
    Joe Sutton, CNN, 10 Feb. 2023
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  • The front door, defined by wide pilasters and sidelights topped by a crosshead with transom windows beckons visitors to step into an impressive and welcoming entry hall.
    James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2025
  • What to look for: Large porch and classical corner pilasters.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 May 2025
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  • Then, at 11:00 a.m. ET, everyone in the waiting room will be randomly assigned a place in the purchase queue.
    Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
  • With summer, and the 2025 ESSENCE Festival of Culture, coming up in the beauty queue, the fade-proof, waterproof, and transfer-resistant liners couldn’t have launched at a better time.
    India Espy-Jones, Essence, 5 June 2025
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  • While education and health have long been pillars of their work, sustainability is a newer, but increasingly vital, focus for the Foundation.
    Sindiswa Mabunda, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
  • Durability and dominance are the twin pillars of pitching greatness.
    Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 30 May 2025
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  • After two years in a row of destructive glacial flooding, Juneau is scrambling to erect temporary flood barriers ahead of the next melting season, the Anchorage Daily News reported this week.
    Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 7 June 2025
  • Tuesday marked the third day in a row of deadly incidents at the distribution center.
    Callum Sutherland, Time, 7 June 2025
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  • Yet the influences aren’t only dance-oriented: The sounds of ‘80s British pop are everywhere, along with flourishes of Queen in her vocals and especially blasts of late-period ABBA in the lush strings, synth arpeggios and European melodies; there’s also a big dollop of Madonna and Gaga in its DNA.
    Jem Aswad, Variety, 6 June 2025
  • But machines only speak the language of binary, strings of 1s and 0s that control electrical impulses in the computer’s hardware.
    Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 6 June 2025
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  • Getty/Newsweek What To Know Prospective parents can upload up to 20 embryo DNA files from their IVF clinics for over 900 genetic analyses spanning cancers, chronic conditions, appearance, cognitive ability, mental health, and other conditions.
    Isabel van Brugen, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
  • In my own experience, dev AI agents have automatically created the necessary code artifacts like a JSON file or a metadata table containing details about source, target and connection details along with any basic transformations.
    Ugandhar Dasi, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025

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“Column.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/column. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.

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