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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
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
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
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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
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
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frieze
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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
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The warehouse features a striking decorative concrete cornice made up of rectangles and squares.—
Chloe Arrojado,
AFAR Media,
15 Apr. 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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Maureen Dowd writes a column for the New York Times.—
Maureen Dowd,
Twin Cities,
13 Aug. 2025
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Experience shows this approach distorts markets, erodes innovation and ultimately harms patients, the topic of one of my past columns.—
Rita Numerof,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Federal troops are patrolling the National Mall and neighborhoods across Washington while President Donald Trump’s administration exerts extraordinary power over law enforcement in the nation’s capital.—
John Seewer,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Aug. 2025
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The 12th-century castle was commissioned by William the Conqueror, and more than 900 Norman artifacts have been loaned by the British Museum to create its first medieval gallery outside of the UK capital.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
16 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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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
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Her 9-year-old heeler dog, Hailey, had accidentally fallen down an old mining shaft, rescuers said.—
Helena Wegner
July 8,
Sacbee.com,
8 July 2025
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Ventilation shafts will extend more than 200 meters above the tunnels, and a road junction will be built beneath the seabed near Kvitsøy.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 June 2025
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Beneath the technical language are two cultural pillars every high-performing organization needs: personalization and empowerment.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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In the aftermath, Michael Hatcher said both the sheriff's office and local community had been pillars of support for his family.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Frieze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frieze. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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