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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
The Hamas spokesman was a central pillar of Hamas’s media campaigns but only appeared in public with his face masked by a red keffiyeh.
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Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 1 Sep. 2025
The 31-year-old Colombian singer joins actor Bradley Cooper and soccer star Vinicius Junior as a global ambassador for BOSS Bottled, the iconic fragrance pillar of BOSS.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
The Alliance with the United States is a key pillar of our national security policy and the cornerstone of peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
That has made Guyana’s energy sector a central pillar of its own economy, with the IMF highlighting it as having the world’s highest GDP growth rate between 2022 and 2024.
—Anabella González, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
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Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 1 Sep. 2025
The 31-year-old Colombian singer joins actor Bradley Cooper and soccer star Vinicius Junior as a global ambassador for BOSS Bottled, the iconic fragrance pillar of BOSS.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
The Alliance with the United States is a key pillar of our national security policy and the cornerstone of peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
That has made Guyana’s energy sector a central pillar of its own economy, with the IMF highlighting it as having the world’s highest GDP growth rate between 2022 and 2024.
—Anabella González, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pillar
Noun
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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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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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Minor left the Cincinnati area last year after accepting a job with LEX 18 (WLEX-TV), an NBC affiliate in Lexington, Kentucky, as a weekday early evening news co-anchor.—
Kaycee Sloan,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
2 Sep. 2025
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Strahan has since retired as a player and moved on to television roles as an anchor and co-host on ABC's Good Morning America and analyst for Fox NFL Sunday.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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The views and opinions expressed in this column are the author's and do not necessarily reflect those of USA TODAY.—
Johnny C. Taylor Jr,
USA Today,
27 Aug. 2025
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My anxiety followed me up the stone steps to the main entrance of the Ashmolean Museum one cool October morning, where four columns rise up several storeys from the stone slabs of its courtyard.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 Aug. 2025
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The Israeli reservists who form the backbone of the army have already been fighting in Gaza nonstop for close to two years, all the while continuing the military campaign in Lebanon and conducting occasional operations in Syria.—
Daniel DePetris,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Aug. 2025
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The agency serves as the backbone of America's election security infrastructure, providing cybersecurity assessments, threat intelligence briefings, and physical security support.—
Chris Deluzio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Pillar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pillar. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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