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friezes

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plural of frieze

as in cornices

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The small saints on side pilasters were sold off on the antiques market.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Even now, its fins and pilasters adorn plenty of new construction, and in real-estate-speak, the phrase is code for high class.

— Justin Davidson, Curbed, 8 June 2026

Definition of pilasters

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The job included planning intelligence and sabotage missions from the Adriatic to the Black Sea and running spy networks across the entire region, from capitals like Prague, Bucharest, and Tirana to mountains in Greece and Yugoslavia.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026
In Europe, multiethnic capitals are pilloried by the far right as demographic time bombs, ground zero for invasions of unwanted foreigners.

— Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of capitals

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Several readers have spoken of appreciation for the columns of mine that intersected sports and society, such as excoriating the NFL for its blackballing of Colin Kaepernick.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026
The structural system, meanwhile, is based on point supports, which means the building loads are transferred through columns that can be spaced relatively far apart.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of columns

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Cage solved my next problem by insisting that the way to discover new things is to overcome our dependence on our likes and dislikes, those supposed pillars of criticism.

— Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Today, the offering is broken down into three pillars in men’s as well as a women’s division, Cater explained.

— Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of pillars

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In city renderings, pedestrians are seen walking on the sidewalk under the arches.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2026
There was a gladiatorial spirit to the earlier stadium, with its dual towers connected by an elegantly curving grandstand with a series of arches facing the street.

— Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of arches

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Industrial operators can deploy them to inspect narrow pipelines, ventilation shafts, sewers, and underground mines for structural flaws.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
The official said that the collapse began on Sunday in one of the mine shafts and spread to the other interconnected shafts.

— Yasir Abdallah, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

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