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Recent Examples of frieze
At his Yale School of Architecture, casts of antique friezes line the walls of the stark interior, togaed statuary poised under the great central skylight.
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Ian Volner, Artforum, 28 May 2025
Monumental staircases, fountains, friezes and portraits quietly transformed the Oasi Zegna landscape into a living museum, according to the company.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 27 May 2025
Instead, Adams places his characters like figures in a frieze, posing against a sweeping panoply of history.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 13 May 2025
The exterior is divided into three horizontal sections: one from stone, then brick, and finally a terra-cotta frieze.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 8 May 2025
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Ian Volner, Artforum, 28 May 2025
Monumental staircases, fountains, friezes and portraits quietly transformed the Oasi Zegna landscape into a living museum, according to the company.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 27 May 2025
Instead, Adams places his characters like figures in a frieze, posing against a sweeping panoply of history.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 13 May 2025
The exterior is divided into three horizontal sections: one from stone, then brick, and finally a terra-cotta frieze.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frieze
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While some might say adding a cornice is already thinking outside of the box, why stop there?—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
1 Nov. 2025
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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
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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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Like the Gran Trianon, Rosecliff has Ionic columns, French doors, and a multitiered entablature topped with intricate statues.—
Claudia Williams,
Architectural Digest,
6 Aug. 2024
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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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Jim Varsallone writes a high school sports column twice a week, featuring top performers in all varsity sports (boys and girls) in Broward and Miami-Dade counties.—
Miami Herald Staff Reports,
Miami Herald,
9 Nov. 2025
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This loss is in Frank’s column, to be fair.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
9 Nov. 2025
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Criticism of India As the leader of the US’ largest city and financial capital, any mayor of New York is given an outsized role on the world stage.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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The next morning, Burgher parents—oblivious to the fighting that had broken out in the capital—had lined the walkways and cheered as their children filed into schools with pencils and notebooks and tense faces, some bravely managing a smile, others rigid with fear.—
George Packer,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
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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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Their leather shaft molds to your ankle once they’re broken in, too.—
Sian Babish,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
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As the weather cools down, however, Swift has showcased multiple boot styles featuring a tall shaft and stiletto heel.—
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
7 Nov. 2025
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The Collectible design platform was founded in Brussels in 2018 and gained recognition for its finesse in linking pillars of design, art and fashion.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
11 Nov. 2025
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Bordered by antique wood pillar columns, the custom wood and glass front doors lead into a rotunda foyer displaying dark polished hardwood floors that run throughout the interiors.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Frieze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frieze. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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