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Recent Examples of pilaster
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.
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Carey Purcell, Architectural Digest, 27 Oct. 2025
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
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
The original door frames with fluted pilasters and elaborate casings were stripped down and restored throughout the 42-foot-long space.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 23 June 2025
The front door, defined by wide pilasters and sidelights topped by a crosshead with transom windows beckons visitors to step into an impressive and welcoming entry hall.
—James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2025
What to look for: Large porch and classical corner pilasters.
—Arkansas Online, 2 May 2025
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
Carey Purcell, Architectural Digest, 27 Oct. 2025
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
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
The original door frames with fluted pilasters and elaborate casings were stripped down and restored throughout the 42-foot-long space.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 23 June 2025
The front door, defined by wide pilasters and sidelights topped by a crosshead with transom windows beckons visitors to step into an impressive and welcoming entry hall.
—James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2025
What to look for: Large porch and classical corner pilasters.
—Arkansas Online, 2 May 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pilaster
Noun
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Twelve weeks into the 2025-26 season, the UConn women’s basketball team is the only squad in the country that still has a zero in the loss column.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
26 Jan. 2026
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The columns, which helped travelers find their place in line during boarding, will be replaced by digital screen displays at gates where screens are already installed starting Tuesday, Southwest said.—
Jordan Parker
Aviation,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The geologic monocline extends almost 100 miles and is surrounded by white sandstone domes, towering monoliths, and otherworldly pillars and arches.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Jan. 2026
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As prosecutor general, Saab has been a key legal pillar of Nicolás Maduro’s government, overseeing cases against opposition leaders, protesters, journalists and civil society activists.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Pilaster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pilaster. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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