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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cornices
Noun
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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 -
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
Noun
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The columns that will support the ballroom’s south colonnade have Corinthian capitals, the most ornate type of decorative top for a column.—
Kevin D. Murphy,
The Conversation,
10 Apr. 2026
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Those crises required two large IMF deals supported by tens of billions of dollars in Gulf aid and investments, reflecting a long-standing view among Gulf capitals that stability in the most populous Arab country is key to preventing wider turmoil.—
Alaa Shahine Salha,
semafor.com,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Twelve students, including Brendan LaFave, the high-achieving kid from Ann Arbor, live in the three-story brown-brick house, which has white columns along its wide front porch.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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Sign up for Sound Off to get a weekly roundup of our columns, editorials and more.—
Scott Turner,
Denver Post,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Here, a stucco-and-stone entry provides a contrasting warmth through the simple addition of wooden pillars on the porch.—
Patricia Shannon,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 Apr. 2026
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Swisher has taken some strategies with her for these pillars of wellness.—
Madeline Holcombe,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2026
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Unlike other methods for sinking deep shafts, Gangtie Jiliang is built specifically to tackle hard rock.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Apr. 2026
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Upgrades will require significant reinforcement of some walls and elevator shafts, though engineers have found ways to do the work by pouring new concrete footings and installing additional steel bracing without significantly impinging on internal spaces or being visible on exterior surfaces.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The Pioneers returned home on Sunday afternoon, their Sun Country charter greeted by the arches of water reserved for champions.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
13 Apr. 2026
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To that end, the retailer says searches for party banners are up 100 percent year-over-year, party decorations are up 125 percent, and balloon arches are up 28 percent.—
Wendy Rose Gould,
Martha Stewart,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Cornices.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cornices. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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