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Recent Examples of pier
Strong longshore currents can sweep swimmers and surfers into rip currents, piers, jetties and other hazardous areas.
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Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2026
The team also submitted a design for a dramatic and ambitious bridge to be suspended by cables from six soaring arches, described by the contractor as a fountain, and anchored to the ground by a massive center pier.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
Other piers in Pacifica and Avila Beach have been left closed or partially closed by storm damage in recent years.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2026
Behind him, the pier in his hometown of Portsmouth, England, is burning.
—Steve Appleford, SPIN, 7 Apr. 2026
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Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2026
The team also submitted a design for a dramatic and ambitious bridge to be suspended by cables from six soaring arches, described by the contractor as a fountain, and anchored to the ground by a massive center pier.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
Other piers in Pacifica and Avila Beach have been left closed or partially closed by storm damage in recent years.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2026
Behind him, the pier in his hometown of Portsmouth, England, is burning.
—Steve Appleford, SPIN, 7 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pier
Noun
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Participants are guided through the building’s water and HVAC systems along with parking garages and loading docks that are said to be in need of repair.—
Steven Sloan,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2026
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Trout hit a 2-1 fastball to the loading dock adjacent to Monument Park in center field and Adell hit another fastball on the next pitch into the visiting bullpen in left-center field.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In the end, Laffrey, whose Broadway credits include Maybe Happy Ending and Parade, settled for using an iPhone app to record the size of pilasters and mullioned mirrors.—
Carey Purcell,
Architectural Digest,
27 Oct. 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
Noun
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The terminal has nine berths and over 12,000 feet of wharf, and has an annual handling capacity of 9 million 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs).—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
10 Apr. 2026
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With 20 restaurants and other businesses, the wharf provides 10% of Santa Cruz’s economy and 400 jobs.—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Here, a stucco-and-stone entry provides a contrasting warmth through the simple addition of wooden pillars on the porch.—
Patricia Shannon,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 Apr. 2026
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Swisher has taken some strategies with her for these pillars of wellness.—
Madeline Holcombe,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Ten 35-pound wreckfish — enormous silver deep-water dwellers that live down to 650 feet — are filleted and bagged on a large stainless-steel table on the quay.—
NPR,
NPR,
4 Apr. 2026
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Waiting at the quay were water taxis for hotel guests.—
Vic O'Sullivan,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The white curved walls offset with those two Miami Beach electric-blue mosaic columns, a single rose and an ADT home security sign took my eye.—
Jerald “Coop” Cooper,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2026
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Despite its compact layout, the Vanguard also manages to cram a column of programmable keys on the left side of the keyboard.—
Zackery Cuevas,
PC Magazine,
12 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The bulk of the queue is in one room, completely back-and-forth, stanchion-style, with only static photos of arctic animals to distract.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2026
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Armando Escobedo, an electrician for the city, was on his knees, digging through loose wiring next to a massive light stanchion overseeing the field.—
Sam Blum,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Pier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pier. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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