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as in pilasters
an upright shaft that supports an overhead structure
engraved columns supported the arch on either side
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Recent Examples of columns
Its façade, featuring four columns and symmetrical architecture, is one of the most famous in television history.
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Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026
The post-Modern design by Miami’s Arquitectonica comprises 25 colorful mid-rise towers, conjoined and elevated over columns, with gardens and elaborate amenities, including a beach volleyball court.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2026
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—Mike Johnston, Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2026
The team, with their signature red, white and blue stripes and stars uniforms and basketball spinning, have headlined plenty of exhibition games at Valparaiso University throughout the decades and given me plenty of fun fodder for my columns.
—Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
The text on both cylinders is organized in two columns and divided by a vertical line.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 11 Jan. 2026
Pulsating waves illuminated the sky; columns of light appeared and disappeared like music notes from a composer pounding the keys of a piano.
—Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 7 Jan. 2026
Goblin Valley State Park Wander among hoodoos, columns of rock jutting out of the ground, at Goblin Valley State Park.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2026
Hodges and his fellow CDU 42 officers stayed in the Capitol Crypt until late that night, sitting cross-legged and leaning against columns, nursing their wounds.
—Jamie Thompson, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026
The post-Modern design by Miami’s Arquitectonica comprises 25 colorful mid-rise towers, conjoined and elevated over columns, with gardens and elaborate amenities, including a beach volleyball court.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2026
Sign up for Sound Off to get a weekly roundup of our columns, editorials and more.
—Mike Johnston, Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2026
The team, with their signature red, white and blue stripes and stars uniforms and basketball spinning, have headlined plenty of exhibition games at Valparaiso University throughout the decades and given me plenty of fun fodder for my columns.
—Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
The text on both cylinders is organized in two columns and divided by a vertical line.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 11 Jan. 2026
Pulsating waves illuminated the sky; columns of light appeared and disappeared like music notes from a composer pounding the keys of a piano.
—Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 7 Jan. 2026
Goblin Valley State Park Wander among hoodoos, columns of rock jutting out of the ground, at Goblin Valley State Park.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2026
Hodges and his fellow CDU 42 officers stayed in the Capitol Crypt until late that night, sitting cross-legged and leaning against columns, nursing their wounds.
—Jamie Thompson, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for columns
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Past the neon lights of the midway and rows of food vendors, find the heart and history of the South Florida Fair — the agriculture area.—
Kari Barnett,
Sun Sentinel,
13 Jan. 2026
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Videos appearing to show rows of body bags of those killed in Iran have emerged as anti-regime protests across the Islamic Republic stretch into a third week.—
Holly Williams,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 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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How to prepare before strong winds approach Trim tree branches away from your house and power lines.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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The robotics race is quickly splitting along geographic lines.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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Contemporary accounts speak to the cruelty and exploitation that were pillars of economies of the time.—
Valerie L. Myers,
The Conversation,
8 Jan. 2026
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The geologic monocline extends almost 100 miles and is surrounded by white sandstone domes, towering monoliths, and otherworldly pillars and arches.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Jan. 2026
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The reviews were not so much glowing as incandescent; queues for concerts, hitherto often modest, now stretched around the block.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
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At the time, the conversation was framed almost entirely around operational efficiency— reducing friction at check-in, shortening queues, and lowering support costs.—
Nigel Vaz,
Fortune,
15 Jan. 2026
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Digital files are also easier to manage and display.—
Cori Sears,
The Spruce,
22 Jan. 2026
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Plantation Peddling an old canard Multiple letters to the editor have recently asked why the Biden administration didn’t release all of the Epstein files.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Jan. 2026
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Bieber’s matching barely-there thong was connected to it through a web of black strings on her stomach, showing off her abs and highlighting a pink bow adornment in the center.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
7 Jan. 2026
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The car, a 1970 Cadillac Eldorado that was modified to include strings and frets, was driven once by Elvis Presley during a concert in Las Vegas.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 Jan. 2026
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After a spate of violence in 2024 that included fatal stabbings and shootings on buses and trains and even a hijacked bus, LA Mayor Karen Bass, who chaired the Metro board at that time, ordered a surge in armed law enforcement officers.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
15 Jan. 2026
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High-speed trains that will aid the bleeding country, carry it from the Umayyad age to the age of AI and back.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Columns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/columns. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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