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Recent Examples of column
Could two readers of this column compete for a Grass League title?
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Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
The Animal Life column runs on Mondays.
—Joan Morris, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2026
The statue was intended to be displayed between architectural columns, so the back would never be seen.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 26 Apr. 2026
Revisit Alphonse Pierre’s column Vince Staples Turns Rap Stardom Anxieties Into Comedy on The Vince Staples Show.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 26 Apr. 2026
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Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
The Animal Life column runs on Mondays.
—Joan Morris, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2026
The statue was intended to be displayed between architectural columns, so the back would never be seen.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 26 Apr. 2026
Revisit Alphonse Pierre’s column Vince Staples Turns Rap Stardom Anxieties Into Comedy on The Vince Staples Show.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 26 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for column
Noun
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During a seven-run third inning, Aidan Martinez had the big hit, a two-run double down the right-field line.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
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Your husband has a long history of crossing the line and then retreating back just far enough that there’s an illusion of change.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
2 May 2026
Noun
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And then this pilaster rising up.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Apr. 2026
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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
Noun
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One simple dialogue queue or in-game action can kick off quests that add hours to game time.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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Pack the car, queue up the playlist and prep your camera roll.—
Lauren Schuster,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Downriver from the Shoshone Falls are the Pillar Falls, a low waterfall split by rock pillars.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Apr. 2026
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As their mutual competitiveness grows shockingly ugly, Niall learns to turn Ruben’s Samsonian strength and fury against him, knocking down the pillars of Ruben’s own life.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Mars languishes low in morning twilight for the fifth month in a row.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
2 May 2026
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Mark and Missé — who went from fighting with Kimi to being everyone’s emotional support Swede in the course of ten episodes — are in the front row of the event, and Missé asks Mark what is going on with him and Margo.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
1 May 2026
Noun
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In addition to the full bathroom with a shower, there’s also an alfresco soak tub outside overhung with string lights.—
Erika Owen,
Architectural Digest,
1 May 2026
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Moore, in my mind, is closer to a third-string guy along the interior defensive line.—
Cameron Teague Robinson,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
Noun
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As recently as last week, Martinez declined to say whether anyone had been disciplined as a result of Patton’s death, citing state law that forbids the release of peace officer personnel files.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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While training Claude Mythos, a new, unreleased model, researchers asked it to delete a series of files but inadvertently failed to give it the proper tool to do so.—
Elias Wachtel,
The Atlantic,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Column.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/column. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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