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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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Its Bolnisi tuff façade, monumental cornices, and double atriums gave it a commanding presence on the city’s main thoroughfare.—
Lauren Mowery,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Technicians have reportedly worked for months not only on restoring the interiors but also on structural repairs, including fixing a detached cornice from one of the kitchen windows.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Aug. 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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Waterspouts are spinning columns of air and water mist above bodies of water and can take two forms, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Additionally, Wheatley contributed columns to publications like Sainsbury's Magazine and The Sun.—
Jane LaCroix,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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Lisa, 28, wore a black maxi dress with cutouts, and paired the look with an extremely rare Hermès Birkin while in South Korea's capital city.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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At the club’s training ground in the Valdebebas district of the Spanish capital, both coaching staff and team-mates value the fact Ceballos can bring a style of play that is not so characteristic of the club’s other midfielders, more based on linking play.—
Mario Cortegana,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 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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But entering via the Park Avenue lobby, with its walls and pilasters of Rockwood stone, still feels like a moment.—
Jacqui Gifford,
Travel + Leisure,
25 July 2025
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Check the base of the beater shaft, rims around the motor housing, ventilation openings, and control knobs and switches.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
2 Sep. 2025
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Overuse of oil causes the hair and scalp to become coated, which will block any moisture from entering the hair shaft.—
Jailynn Taylor,
Allure,
1 Sep. 2025
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According to a five-pillar plan shared with CNBC, Cruz also aims to create federal standards for AI, prevent AI from being used in harmful ways such as scams, allow free speech and address ethical concerns.—
Emily Wilkins,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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China has committed $9B+ to its National Stem Cell Program, making regenerative medicine a pillar of state science.—
Sindhya Valloppillil,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Frieze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frieze. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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