pillar

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as in pilaster
an upright shaft that supports an overhead structure the ancient Greek temple boasted graceful marble pillars with richly ornamented tops

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Recent Examples of pillar James spoke to his goal of strengthening each of the sheriff's office's three pillars of safety, service and stewardship. Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 10 Oct. 2025 The four pillars of happy, Nordic companies that Autio highlights—autonomy, low power distance, work-life balance and collaboration—come as a package. Adam Gale, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025 Carve a shallow hole for the pillar candle, place the glass on the tip, then use U-pins to make holes to hold the wire. Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025 Each table is decorated with a small ceramic vase of wildflowers and a flickering pillar candle, and additional wildflower arrangements around the room add texture. Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pillar
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Noun
  • 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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  • After divorcing their previous partners and publicizing their relationship, the ex-GMA3 co-anchors hit many relationship milestones, including moving in together.
    Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The former co-anchors made the decision to marry about a month ago.
    Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Video from the area around the Ufa refinery in Bashkortostan, a Russian region in the southern Ural Mountains, showed a column of dark smoke rising from the plant following the attack.
    Tim Lister, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
  • One image showed a massive column of people moving north along the territory’s coastline, by vehicle and on foot.
    Greg Norman , James Levinson, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2025
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  • Maize provides the nutritive backbone to the Three Sisters system, yielding the bulk of the energy and a modest amount of protein.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The company’s recognition at the Humanoid Robotics Industry Awards signals growing acknowledgment of software infrastructure as the backbone of the next industrial era, where humanoid robots actively learn, adapt, and collaborate.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2025

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“Pillar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pillar. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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