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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
My first apartment on 15th and Union Square was a studio in a classy old building with marble pillars, one small room with a bigger bathroom and strangely an even bigger closet.
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Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
The lobby's grand pillars and coffered ceilings exude Old World elegance, while the plush furniture and stone fireplace create a cozy living room feel.
—Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
Ice Climb Grand Island’s Trout Bay Michigan’s ice climbing capital offers more than 100 routes, from beginner WI2 pillars to expert WI6 curtains.
—Outside, 4 Nov. 2025
Tapestry’s Fabric of Change strategy is made up of four pillars, each aimed at investing in a diverse workforce, biodiversity solutions, product innovations designed to minimize waste and pollution and empowering communities to support the supply chain.
—Katherine Fung, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Hence, the expansion of the distribution network is among the key pillars of the company’s strategy, along with the enhancement of the brand awareness internationally and strengthening of its offer.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2025
One of those main pillars were the gladiatrixes.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Nov. 2025
Abigail Spanberger, our candidate, three pillars to her campaign, affordability, jobs, and education, which is about kids, but also about our workforce.
—ABC News, 2 Nov. 2025
Similarly, Labrador Retrievers are consistent in their high energy and intelligence, devoted to their owners, while serving as pillars for the family.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
The lobby's grand pillars and coffered ceilings exude Old World elegance, while the plush furniture and stone fireplace create a cozy living room feel.
—Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
Ice Climb Grand Island’s Trout Bay Michigan’s ice climbing capital offers more than 100 routes, from beginner WI2 pillars to expert WI6 curtains.
—Outside, 4 Nov. 2025
Tapestry’s Fabric of Change strategy is made up of four pillars, each aimed at investing in a diverse workforce, biodiversity solutions, product innovations designed to minimize waste and pollution and empowering communities to support the supply chain.
—Katherine Fung, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Hence, the expansion of the distribution network is among the key pillars of the company’s strategy, along with the enhancement of the brand awareness internationally and strengthening of its offer.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2025
One of those main pillars were the gladiatrixes.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Nov. 2025
Abigail Spanberger, our candidate, three pillars to her campaign, affordability, jobs, and education, which is about kids, but also about our workforce.
—ABC News, 2 Nov. 2025
Similarly, Labrador Retrievers are consistent in their high energy and intelligence, devoted to their owners, while serving as pillars for the family.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pillars
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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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Snook is excellent at playing tremulous and overwhelming feeling without ever seeming hammy or phony, and Marissa’s raw emotion anchors All Her Fault in something real even as the plot reveals grow increasingly (and enjoyably) outrageous.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Nov. 2025
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Both business and government should serve as these anchors for economic security.—
Shilpan Amin,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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The daughter of Veronica Hearst, one of her era’s most stylish society swans, she was raised in a lavish Fifth Avenue apartment designed by Renzo Mongiardino featuring columns, tapestries, and Old Master paintings.—
Derek Blasberg,
Architectural Digest,
5 Nov. 2025
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Lavic displays and dramatic columns of ash.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 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 13 Nov. 2025.
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