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as in pilasters
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 anchors
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 pillars
Authorities said the building’s foundation pillars gave way while construction workers were laying down concrete.
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Britt Clennett, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2025
Strategic pillars are scholarships and student investment; programmatic innovation and resources; talent discovery and development; research and advocacy; and institutional capacity building.
—Ryan Anderson, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2025
Continuity and expansion are the twin pillars for the second annual San Diego Tijuana International Jazz Festival, which takes places Thursday through next Sunday on both sides of the border.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
The very bedrock of our values as a country and the democratic pillars of our government that once seemed immovable are being completely destroyed right now.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 26 Sep. 2025
And though all that is paired with expansive ceilings, towering pillars, and New York City skyline frescos, the space is rather cozy, an ideal place to take a loved one for a spot of tea.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 2025
Recalling how Vestiaire’s global secondhand luxury fashion platform was started 16 years ago in Paris, Virk spoke of its pillars of fashion curation, trust through authentication, community building and sustainability.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 26 Sep. 2025
While research underscores the healing effects of sustained friendships on our health and happiness, the pillars of a good friendship are independent of age.
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 25 Sep. 2025
Each fan is held up by steel beams that are connected to concrete pillars on the ground.
—Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Britt Clennett, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2025
Strategic pillars are scholarships and student investment; programmatic innovation and resources; talent discovery and development; research and advocacy; and institutional capacity building.
—Ryan Anderson, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2025
Continuity and expansion are the twin pillars for the second annual San Diego Tijuana International Jazz Festival, which takes places Thursday through next Sunday on both sides of the border.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
The very bedrock of our values as a country and the democratic pillars of our government that once seemed immovable are being completely destroyed right now.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 26 Sep. 2025
And though all that is paired with expansive ceilings, towering pillars, and New York City skyline frescos, the space is rather cozy, an ideal place to take a loved one for a spot of tea.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 2025
Recalling how Vestiaire’s global secondhand luxury fashion platform was started 16 years ago in Paris, Virk spoke of its pillars of fashion curation, trust through authentication, community building and sustainability.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 26 Sep. 2025
While research underscores the healing effects of sustained friendships on our health and happiness, the pillars of a good friendship are independent of age.
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 25 Sep. 2025
Each fan is held up by steel beams that are connected to concrete pillars on the ground.
—Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pillars
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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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Antoni, a former Heritage Foundation economist, had come under fire for his history of social media posts that used economic stats for partisan purposes, sexist remarks, and insults targeting gay TV anchors.—
Ruth Umoh,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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Lu’s journal-like songwriting anchors the mythical, otherworldly atmosphere depicted on the album cover and Wisp’s viral music videos.—
John Lonsdale,
Rolling Stone,
30 Sep. 2025
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Based on the funky yet wearable nature of Nike’s spring-like columns, early-2000s Shox styles were quickly embraced in the lifestyle space by non-runners.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
1 Oct. 2025
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The first season of the show was the talk of the internet and inspired several newspaper columns about the exploits of Adam Brody’s hot rabbi Noah and Kristen Bell’s agnostic Joanne.—
Abid Rahman,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Oct. 2025
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Driving trucks is one of the unappreciated backbones of modern civilization.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
6 Sep. 2025
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Platform product management is rarely treated as a strategic, first-class discipline, resulting in fragmented backbones that fail to support enterprise-wide innovation.—
Gaurav Dixit,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Pillars.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pillars. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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