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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
Tucked on a hillside in the Rustic Canyon neighborhood, the house floats above a natural spring that flows through the property, resting on six concrete columns sunk 30 feet into the ground.
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Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
Massive columns, slender spires and impossibly balanced boulders loom above the timber.
—Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Might have even written a dozen columns on it this past four months.
—Arkansas Online, 28 Jan. 2026
The basilica had a rectangular layout, said officials, with 10 columns on its longer sides and four on its shorter ones.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 28 Jan. 2026
After the country became a one-man, one-vote democracy, people of color took the reins of politics, came to dominate TV news and op-ed columns, climbed the ranks of business, and refashioned school curricula to narrate a different national history.
—Eve Fairbanks, The Dial, 27 Jan. 2026
Around the ship When embarking, guests are first greeted by the 323-foot-long Galleria Grandiosa, a European-style promenade with brick facades and stone-looking archways and columns.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2026
Fiction was just one of the many forms her stories took, alongside radio broadcasts, war diaries, newspaper columns, memoirs, and translations, all penned in disparate parts of the world.
—Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
Page 1 of 5 Table with 6 columns and 100 rows.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
Massive columns, slender spires and impossibly balanced boulders loom above the timber.
—Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Might have even written a dozen columns on it this past four months.
—Arkansas Online, 28 Jan. 2026
The basilica had a rectangular layout, said officials, with 10 columns on its longer sides and four on its shorter ones.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 28 Jan. 2026
After the country became a one-man, one-vote democracy, people of color took the reins of politics, came to dominate TV news and op-ed columns, climbed the ranks of business, and refashioned school curricula to narrate a different national history.
—Eve Fairbanks, The Dial, 27 Jan. 2026
Around the ship When embarking, guests are first greeted by the 323-foot-long Galleria Grandiosa, a European-style promenade with brick facades and stone-looking archways and columns.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2026
Fiction was just one of the many forms her stories took, alongside radio broadcasts, war diaries, newspaper columns, memoirs, and translations, all penned in disparate parts of the world.
—Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
Page 1 of 5 Table with 6 columns and 100 rows.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for columns
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The group was made up of 10 rows of horses with four across.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
24 Jan. 2026
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The cars that Geely showcased at CES, in Las Vegas, were large SUVs with big wheels, opulent interiors, and three rows of seats—not unlike a Ford Explorer.—
Patrick George,
The Atlantic,
23 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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As of last year, more than 140 countries had, in theory, agreed to the pillars.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Rich magenta hues fill the sky as distinct pillars also start to take form.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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Interconnection queues have swelled to historic levels, with gigawatts of ready-to-build generation projects waiting years for grid connection studies and upgrades.—
Jon Markman,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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From Thursday onward, long queues formed outside bakeries, pharmacies, and grocery stores as people prepared for the worst.—
Davood Moradian,
The Atlantic,
26 Jan. 2026
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It can be expanded by using extra speakers and there’s support for the playback of digital files with a resolution up to 24-bit/192kHz.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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The Epstein Files Transparency Act, passed in mid-November, gave the Justice Department 30 days to release files on Epstein and Maxwell.—
Joe Walsh,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Using light-emitting diode, or LED, holiday light strings will reduce the cost of decorating homes.—
Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American Statesman,
23 Jan. 2026
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That’s due to the toy’s silicone strings' ability to reach the back of the throat and become lodged.—
Anna Halkidis,
Parents,
22 Jan. 2026
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In addition to furniture, Exiger has identified a steady ramp-up of other industries like kitchen cabinets, automotive parts (gears, drive trains, carburetors), and electronics that have invested billions in countries like Vietnam and other Southeast Asian countries to sidestep the tariffs.—
Lori Ann LaRocco,
CNBC,
29 Jan. 2026
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Metra said the Amtrak switch and signal issue at Union Station caused delays of up to 45 minutes for inbound and outbound BNSF trains and up to 20 minutes for inbound and outbound Southwest Service trains.—
Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Columns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/columns. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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