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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 Regulators ordered the active monorail to temporarily halt operations for a day, with Boring workers exposing the base of another column a few months later. Dave Smith, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2025 The winner of this game moves ahead of the other in the win column in the NFC West race. Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 8 Nov. 2025 This column is the second installment in a three-part series about hiking many of the state park’s trails. Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Nov. 2025 The path curls beneath bristling columns and then drops steeply over the side. Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 8 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for column
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Noun
  • Straight line winds can blow down trees, power lines, and damage mobile homes and other buildings.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Some incredible lines come out of people’s mouths, and then the clouds gather again.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2025
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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
  • Kelly also said some proposals would significantly alter Starbucks’ operations, such as giving workers the ability to shut down mobile ordering if a store has more than five orders in the queue.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Long queues have been building up at food banks in various states amid the funding lapse, and in total, 28 states have increased funding for food banks to help support SNAP recipients.
    Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
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  • Support for late value form became a pillar of the climate politics of the Biden administration.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Ice Climb Grand Island’s Trout Bay Michigan’s ice climbing capital offers more than 100 routes, from beginner WI2 pillars to expert WI6 curtains.
    Outside, Outside, 4 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Bella was pinned by Perez two weeks in a row.
    Fernando Quiles Jr, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2025
  • There were rows of records, stacks of photos and the original Midnite Jamboree stage where legends like Elvis Presley, Hank Williams, Patsy Cline and Garth Brooks once played.
    Laura L. Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 10 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Jennifer Aniston has found love with wellness coach and hypnotist Jim Curtis after a string of high-profile romances with fellow Hollywood stars, including Brad Pitt, Justin Theroux, Vince Vaughn and John Mayer.
    Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 9 Nov. 2025
  • The Current had to pull quite a few strings personnel-wise.
    Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 9 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Many rank-and-file enlistees were also recent immigrants, and patriot regiments hummed with a cacophony of different tongues, accents, and dialects throughout the war.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Greene, who raised eyebrows in recent years by backing unfounded conspiracy theories, has strayed from the GOP on issues such as healthcare, the record-setting government shutdown, and the Jeffrey Epstein files.
    KiMi Robinson, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025

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“Column.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/column. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.

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