Thesaurus results for PLINTH

plinth

noun

as in foot

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Recent Examples of plinth The fifth commission for the plinth on the High Line elevated park is an homage to the Buddhas of Bamiyan, the pair of 6th-century colossi in central Afghanistan that the Taliban blew up in 2001. —

Benjamin Sutton, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026 Surrounding the basin, which would have been filled with water, is a complex system of drainage channels; at its center is a square plinth that may have supported a statue of the local deity Pelusius. —

Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 19 Apr. 2026 Slowly, my vision expands to include the gray-veined white marble plinth on which the throne rests. —

Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026 Within 90 minutes of the San Fernando City Council voting to get rid of its Chávez monument, the statuary had been bagged up, hoisted off its plinth and whisked away. —

Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for plinth

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As the story goes, this particular treasure hunter spent several days in those harsh conditions, carefully following a pre-determined grid pattern to ensure every square foot of the desertscape was scanned.

— Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 8 May 2026
Work paused frequently as workers uncovered thousands of fossils, including a 2-foot bison horn and camel shin bone, dating back to the Ice Age.

— National Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026