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an upright shaft that supports an overhead structure
engraved columns supported the arch on either side
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Recent Examples of columns
Argentina’s pavilion is a large, complex space full of columns and brick walls.
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Thomas Patier, Artforum, 6 May 2026
Kaye’s work in columns/analysis and sports feature writing has been honored by the North Carolina Press Association (NCPA).
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2026
In architectural language, Ionic columns convey proportion, dignity, and restraint.
—Israel Melendez Ayala, Time, 6 May 2026
The Camellia Grill Ronnie Jaeger New Orleans, Louisiana The regal exterior of The Camellia Grill is painted bright white and features tall, impressive columns.
—George Motz, Southern Living, 6 May 2026
His columns, exclusive to the Tribune, now appear the first week of every month.
—Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
Arellano was recognized for opinion writing for his columns illuminating the fear and devastation of local immigrants during last summer’s ICE raids.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2026
The decor is traditional in the extreme, with heavy wooden furniture in a classic style, marble columns, and oriental rugs, plus the occasional piece of contemporary art and colorful Murano glass sculptures.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 May 2026
When viewed from the ground outside the Lincoln Memorial, the arch’s two columns would create a frame around Arlington House.
—New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
Thomas Patier, Artforum, 6 May 2026
Kaye’s work in columns/analysis and sports feature writing has been honored by the North Carolina Press Association (NCPA).
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2026
In architectural language, Ionic columns convey proportion, dignity, and restraint.
—Israel Melendez Ayala, Time, 6 May 2026
The Camellia Grill Ronnie Jaeger New Orleans, Louisiana The regal exterior of The Camellia Grill is painted bright white and features tall, impressive columns.
—George Motz, Southern Living, 6 May 2026
His columns, exclusive to the Tribune, now appear the first week of every month.
—Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
Arellano was recognized for opinion writing for his columns illuminating the fear and devastation of local immigrants during last summer’s ICE raids.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2026
The decor is traditional in the extreme, with heavy wooden furniture in a classic style, marble columns, and oriental rugs, plus the occasional piece of contemporary art and colorful Murano glass sculptures.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 May 2026
When viewed from the ground outside the Lincoln Memorial, the arch’s two columns would create a frame around Arlington House.
—New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for columns
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Barranquilla, Colombia — Surrounded by rows of costumes, reggaeton superstar J Balvin fuels up in his dressing room as thousands of people in the coastal Colombian city of Barranquilla wait outside for his raucous five-hour live performance to begin.—
Stefano Pozzebon,
CNN Money,
8 May 2026
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There would be three rows of houses.—
Shelley Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 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
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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
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The fine points of class-action law were, of course, less influential than Crenshaw’s insistence on paying close attention to the way Black women were treated by the courts, and the essay’s most memorable lines were broader categorical claims.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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The electrons that generate these bursts travel mainly along magnetic field lines at speeds approaching that of light, producing radio waves through a plasma emission process.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
3 May 2026
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The refined contemporary interiors are punctuated throughout with terrazzo floors, warm wood paneling, and rough-hewn stone pillars.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
4 May 2026
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That’s when tectonic plates first pushed them out of the sea, but the shaping of the pillars via coastal erosion only occurred over the last few thousand years.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
2 May 2026
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Developers routinely file speculative interconnection requests for projects that never get built, flooding queues with phantom demand.—
Tejasri Gururaj,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Apr. 2026
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The Mystery on the Backlot experience bogged down as fans waited in massive queues for the Big Reveal finale that seemed to happen every 20 to 30 minutes.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
24 Apr. 2026
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The department released the files after the deadline passed and has faced criticism for removing or not releasing some documents and simultaneously failing to redact the names of numerous Epstein victims while redacting the names of some of Epstein’s friends and associates.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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The federal release of case files on Epstein also showed that Epstein and Lutnick had kept in contact through email.—
Stephen Groves,
Chicago Tribune,
6 May 2026
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Drums and synthesizers are interspersed with delicately arranged strings, but there’s something transcendent about the contours and echoes of Raye’s voice.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
2 May 2026
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Winger Anders Dreyer was pulling strings.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 May 2026
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The transit agency projects that more than 49,000 people will board the trains at the new stations each weekday.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
7 May 2026
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On the weekend, there will be nine extra trains that run every 60 minutes.—
Alexandra Simon,
CBS News,
6 May 2026
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“Columns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/columns. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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