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Recent Examples of pier
At nearly 2,500 feet long, the Fishing and Education Pier is the largest in the Gulf as well as Alabama’s only public gulf pier.
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 15 Feb. 2025
It was then offloaded onto a pier at Naval Base Coronado.
—Kristina Davis, The Mercury News, 14 Feb. 2025
On the center pier, five of the six timber piles showed severe decay.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2025
The city also rents out a pier on the beach so that law enforcement can use it during the event.
—Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 25 Feb. 2025
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 15 Feb. 2025
It was then offloaded onto a pier at Naval Base Coronado.
—Kristina Davis, The Mercury News, 14 Feb. 2025
On the center pier, five of the six timber piles showed severe decay.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2025
The city also rents out a pier on the beach so that law enforcement can use it during the event.
—Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pier
Noun
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An extensive park with pools makes this an excellent choice for families, and private tours of the Borromeo Islands depart from the hotel’s boat dock.—
Elizabeth Heath,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Mar. 2025
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The volunteers pulled out propane tanks and metal sheeting, dock remnants and crab traps.—
Melanie Stetson Freeman,
The Christian Science Monitor,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Designed to evoke the Pantheon, the rotunda’s curved sandstone walls are divided by fluted Doric pilasters with wreaths of olive branches carved in the frieze above.—
Riley Beggin,
USA TODAY,
20 Jan. 2025
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Though more stately in its setting of classical pilasters and marble floors, the lobby El Bar del Majestic is pretty hopping too with live piano music.—
John Oseid,
Forbes,
17 Dec. 2024
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Or, the quaint cobblestone streets that lead to the historic wharves.—
Eliseé Browchuk,
Vogue,
3 Feb. 2025
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Destructive waves keep thrashing Santa Cruz, causing millions of dollars in damage in recent years A large section of the city’s historic wharf collapsed this week, sending three people into the sea.—
Hunter Clauss,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Dec. 2024
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By focusing on these 13 key pillars, India is weaving a future where tradition meets technology, and growth is inclusive and sustainable.—
Cassell Ferere,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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The nation also has a strong agricultural sector that has traditionally been focused on sugar, citrus and bananas, while more recently economic pillars are financial services and business process outsourcing (BPO).—
Panorama Media Ltd.,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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On a dank quay beneath Paris’s Pont Alexandre III, a beauty moment of epic proportions was born.—
Jessica Diner,
Vogue,
23 Jan. 2025
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But security and logistical concerns — and an outcry from booksellers along the city’s picturesque quays — have led the government to progressively scale back its ambitions.—
San Diego Union-Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Mar. 2024
Noun
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Dawn Caldwell, Highlands Ranch Sign up for Sound Off to get a weekly roundup of our columns, editorials and more.—
DP Opinion,
The Denver Post,
10 Mar. 2025
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Tonight’s column marks the glorious return of Lady Gaga, who is pulling double duty as host and musical guest.—
Andy Hoglund,
EW.com,
9 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Bahl, whose head hit a stanchion behind the net as a result of the hit, left the game.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
26 Jan. 2025
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Six weeks after the Pacific disaster, a portion of railing or stateroom stanchion washed ashore.—
Joel Sams,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 Jan. 2025
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“Pier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pier. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.
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