frieze

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Recent Examples of frieze Bennett enlisted the teen-age McNally to scrape old paint off a plaster frieze in his sitting room; when McNally returned a year later, he was astonished to see the walls’ transformation. Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 5 May 2025 The frieze is located within the Casa del Tiaso or House of Thiasus in Regio IX in Pompeii. Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2019 Features too expensive to replace, like terrazzo floors and globe lights, turned out to be assets; the trio added a neon clock and a Bakelite frieze of the New York skyline. Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 5 May 2025 This is not the first massive frieze in the archaeological park to feature a Dionysian ritual. Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2019 See All Example Sentences for frieze
Recent Examples of Synonyms for frieze
Noun
  • But in recent weeks, sometime after March, a series of ornate gold medallions—originally affixed to the ceiling cornice—have started to appear elsewhere in the room, as if the unique piece of decor were multiplying itself.
    Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
  • The warehouse features a striking decorative concrete cornice made up of rectangles and squares.
    Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 15 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • Accommodation Inspired by the area’s close ties to ancient Greece, the Savoy hotel’s design features a white-washed exterior accented by contemporary columns and a series of lush gardens.
    Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
  • Dhillon became notorious in 1988, as editor of the Dartmouth Review, for publishing a column depicting then president James Freedman, a Jew, as Adolf Hitler.
    Rob Wolfe, New Yorker, 18 July 2025
Noun
  • As Russian troops slowly clawed back most of Kursk, attacks on Sumy – and its regional capital, Sumy city – increased.
    Joanna Kakissis, NPR, 11 July 2025
  • Ten of Liberia’s presidents were born in the U.S. Liberia’s capital, Monrovia, is named after James Monroe, the fifth U.S. president, who strongly supported the ACS.
    Oumou Fofana, Essence, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • Looky-loo tourists with selfie sticks constantly stream past the white-on-white high-Victorian façade of pediments, pilasters, and cast iron.
    Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 16 July 2025
  • The original door frames with fluted pilasters and elaborate casings were stripped down and restored throughout the 42-foot-long space.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 23 June 2025
Noun
  • In addition to a waterproof exterior, the boots have a grippy outer sole and adjustable buckle on the 16-inch calf shaft.
    Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 13 July 2025
  • She’s sponsored by LA GOLF, the company that supplies Bryson DeChambeau’s shafts.
    Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2025
Noun
  • Hendrix’s towering and well-maintained monument includes a stone dome with pillars, a giant steel guitar and a portrait of him etched in granite.
    Suzette Hackney, USA Today, 19 July 2025
  • According to the brand, fewer than 10% of women are backed by sponsors, and the You Sponsored initiative was created to award 10 women custom deals to amplify their dreams across three pillars: opportunity (the recipients will receive $20,000 in funding), connections and visibility.
    Catherine Santino, People.com, 19 July 2025

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“Frieze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frieze. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.

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