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Recent Examples of pillar
Iger spent the next three years focusing on four business pillars, including improving the quality and profitability of its film studios.
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Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
The building’s limestone and stucco exterior is badly cracked, and four of the Corinthian pillars in the colonnade are close to fracturing.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2026
Meantime, flowers rest nearby in memory of Chmiel, a man described as a pillar in the community, a dedicated employee, and devoted father, husband, and friend.
—Alysia Burgio, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
Cincinnati would love to keep both Turner and Hill, successful defensive draft picks, as pillars for the future.
—Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
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Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
The building’s limestone and stucco exterior is badly cracked, and four of the Corinthian pillars in the colonnade are close to fracturing.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2026
Meantime, flowers rest nearby in memory of Chmiel, a man described as a pillar in the community, a dedicated employee, and devoted father, husband, and friend.
—Alysia Burgio, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
Cincinnati would love to keep both Turner and Hill, successful defensive draft picks, as pillars for the future.
—Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pillar
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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
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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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Geoff Bennett is the co-anchor and co-managing editor of PBS NewsHour and serves as a contributor to NBC News.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
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Origin’s Cuido platform was co-created in partnership with several large multinational employers who serve as Origin’s anchor customers, including Pfizer, Comcast, and BP.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
25 Mar. 2026
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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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The Animal Life column runs on Mondays.—
Joan Morris,
Mercury News,
23 Mar. 2026
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To suddenly claim impartiality when an athlete is killed shows a lack of backbone and a failure to stand up for the very people who make the Olympic movement possible.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
24 Mar. 2026
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Those are the kinds of films that used to make up the backbone of the industry and drew in audiences between the big tentpole hits.—
Samantha Masunaga,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Pillar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pillar. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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