as in columns
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 pilasters
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pilasters
Noun
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Some questions may be adapted into full columns, and transcripts of the chats remain available after each session concludes.—
Carolyn Hax,
Washington Post,
27 Mar. 2026
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Gossip columns speculate about her future.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
19 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Spread out between the wooden pillars on the ground floor, The Garden restaurant is Aleenta's main dining room.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Mar. 2026
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Beyond the familiar pillars of materials, complications, finishing, and technical merit, there is sometimes an intangible element, a certain coherence or emotional clarity, that elevates a watch from being simply well-made to genuinely interesting to a watch-a-holic.—
Victoria Gomelsky,
Robb Report,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Pilasters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pilasters. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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