socles

plural of socle

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for socles
Noun
  • Milan, the country's second biggest city, is the metropolitan hub of northern Italy and one of the fashion capitals of the world.
    Laura Saravia, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Clearly there’s a comedy scene there, but New York and Los Angeles are considered the de facto capitals.
    Frank DiGiacomo, Billboard, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • In one of those lawsuits, an attorney for a delivery driver said in 2022 that the building's support columns were not anchored to the floor, in violation of building codes.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The back entrance and staircases are lined with pumpkins, and colorful leaves cascade between the South Portico's columns.
    Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • In the first six months of 2025, the key pillars were still going strong, according to the company’s investor presentation.
    James Manso, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Stairwells and elevator shafts acted like chimneys, and the absence of emergency lighting, signage and alternative exits prevented the safe evacuation of the hotel’s 238 guests, the indictment said.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
  • In the past, some radioactive fallout has leaked from test shafts.
    Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 30 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Build Curves and Arches Sculptural arches can define architectural passages between open rooms and are currently trending in home design.
    Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Nov. 2025
  • It's beefed up the wheel arches, created a squarer, more upright upper fascia around the headlamps, and carved in some rather sharp, level accents on the sides.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Oct. 2025
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“Socles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/socles. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.

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