Thesaurus results for PILASTERS

pilasters

noun

plural of pilaster

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. —

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

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Students at the University of Missouri in Columbia took the fad to record-setting new heights on March 5, 1974, when 600 or so naked folks ran past the historic columns on campus while a crowd of about 1,500 people cheered them on.

— Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2026
Second of two columns on transformation in defense technology and manufacturing.

— David Ignatius, Washington Post, 14 May 2026