Thesaurus results for PILASTER

pilaster

noun

pi-ˈla-stər

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 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

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In a report made public on Monday, the National Institute of Standards and Technology concluded the partial collapse of Champlain Towers South was triggered in early June 2021 when two connections between garage columns and the condominium’s pool deck failed.

— Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 23 June 2026
In this illustration for a gossip column printed sometime in 1831-2, the writer George Sand is on the protective, even chivalrous arm of a man, but she’s also dressed in men’s clothes.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 June 2026