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pillar

noun

ˈpi-lər

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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as in anchor

something or someone to which one looks for support my father has been my pillar throughout this crisis

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Recent Examples of pillar China’s a very important pillar in, in our, in our overall strategy. —

Clay Chandler, semafor.com, 10 Apr. 2026 The fourth pillar is capability investment versus technology consumption. —

Ana Paula Assis, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2026 What once felt like occasional obligations became structural pillars of our daily lives. —

Dr. Joseph D'orazio, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2026 Being together, two pillars holding up the house and the roof, and being different, not having to agree on everything, learning how to deal with not agreeing. —

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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
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