socles

plural of socle

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for socles
Noun
  • By September, the Soviets had lost not only all the territorial gains of the 1939 Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact with Germany, including the Baltic states, Moldavia, and western parts of Ukraine and Belarus, but also the capitals of those two republics, first Minsk and then Kyiv.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
  • It is meant to be spent with existing other capitals.
    Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 22 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
  • The miners insist the two shafts were not connected.
    Tommy Trenchard, NPR, 23 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Rodrigo performed beneath the soaring arches of the Armory’s Drill Hall — a venue steeped in New York military history — which once housed the Seventh Regiment of the National Guard, the first volunteer militia to answer Abraham Lincoln’s call in 1861.
    Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The tall, elegant arches house a variety of books and knick-knacks.
    Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Socles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/socles. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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