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Recent Examples of cornice
Developers rescued the decorative cornice from the property’s previous building and worked it into the new exterior, giving the brand-new home an additional dose of historic gravitas.
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 4 Feb. 2026
While some might say adding a cornice is already thinking outside of the box, why stop there?
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2025
Like one icicle falling from an alpine crag onto an unstable snow cornice below, a small slide rapidly turns into a thundering avalanche.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 19 Oct. 2025
In the lower right corner of the frame, there’s a cornice.
—Ted Katauskas, Outside, 23 Sep. 2025
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 4 Feb. 2026
While some might say adding a cornice is already thinking outside of the box, why stop there?
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2025
Like one icicle falling from an alpine crag onto an unstable snow cornice below, a small slide rapidly turns into a thundering avalanche.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 19 Oct. 2025
In the lower right corner of the frame, there’s a cornice.
—Ted Katauskas, Outside, 23 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cornice
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Inside, there’s parquet for miles, wood paneling, stained glass, beamed ceilings, and a classical frieze of men in togas.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
13 Jan. 2026
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The long, two-part frieze, featuring images printed on aluminum alloy, will hang inside the center’s Forum Building.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
16 Dec. 2025
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There are other stops on the tour: the great room, which also features marble columns and marble entablatures, enhanced by wooden moldings and ceilings.—
Ray Mark Rinaldi,
Denver Post,
7 Dec. 2025
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Early plans, according to Smithsonian magazine, included an entablature with a short history of the country, a staircase, a Hall of Records to include the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, and the torsos of each president featured.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
5 July 2025
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Upping the sheen for the trims (skirting boards and window and door architraves) adds a subtle variation and frames the room.—
Sophie Flaxman,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 May 2025
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The researchers also studied a group of architrave blocks, which would have been positioned just above the columns of a building.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 Mar. 2025
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Kim capped the meetings with a nighttime military parade in the capital, sharing center stage with his increasingly prominent daughter -- believed to be named Kim Ju Ae and about 13.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Feb. 2026
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Emergency crews responded in five other regions, as well as in the capital.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Feb. 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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According to Hexagon, a major technological pillar behind AEON is simulation-first development.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Mar. 2026
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Three pillars The World Bank Group is pursuing the first path with urgency, bringing together public finance, knowledge, private capital and risk-management tools around a jobs strategy built on three pillars.—
Ajaypal Banga,
Twin Cities,
1 Mar. 2026
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From there, head over to the Giant’s Causeway, a UNESCO World Heritage site with stunning interlocking basalt stone columns that are the result of a volcanic fissure eruption that took place in the Paleogene period (around 60 million years ago).—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Feb. 2026
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Look for a pair with a pointed- or square-toe, and pair them with equally ladylike touches, like a column skirt or trailing statement coat.—
Ariel Wodarcyk,
InStyle,
23 Feb. 2026
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Nearby, three caves with wide openings also resemble the pointed arches of churches.—
Micol Passariello,
Architectural Digest,
26 Feb. 2026
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As part of the museum’s expansion, the fire station building will be restored to reflect its original design, including its signature arches, windows and historic fire hose drying tower.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Cornice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cornice. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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