Thesaurus results for PILASTER

pilaster

noun

pi-ˈla-stər

Definition of pilaster

as in column

an upright shaft that supports an overhead structure the rectangular pilasters spaced along the building's facade lend an air of classical grandeur

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Recent Examples of pilaster 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 And then this pilaster rising up. — Literary Hub, 13 Apr. 2026 Common features included grand arches, decorative molding and pilasters, which are vertical columns that project from walls. — Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 20 Feb. 2026 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 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

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Noun

At a press conference at the site, Buildings Commissioner Ahmed Tigani said that the city was bringing in emergency beams and columns to help shore up some of the unstable building’s load.

— Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 8 July 2026
But on Tuesday, structural columns buckled and floors sagged, prompting the evacuation of that building and several others nearby, according to New York City officials.

— Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 8 July 2026

Definition of column

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About 42% of Colombia’s territory is covered by Amazon rainforest, and the Petro administration made rainforest protection and a transition away from fossil fuels central pillars of its environmental agenda.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 July 2026
Early last year, El-Sayed travelled to Washington for introductory meetings with various pillars of the Democratic establishment.

— Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 10 July 2026