stanchions

plural of stanchion
as in pilasters
an upright shaft that supports an overhead structure the stanchion of an arch

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Recent Examples of stanchions Travelers breezed through largely empty rows of stanchions at the TSA checkpoint, where wait times were listed as less than 10 minutes. Nathan Diller, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025 Hamas says at least 27 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces over the last week; Israeli officials said troops fired to prevent incursions across the yellow line, which is now being marked with colored stanchions as a clearer warning. Jason Ma, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2025
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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
  • 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.
    Literary Hub, 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
Noun
  • 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
  • Lavic displays and dramatic columns of ash.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025

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“Stanchions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stanchions. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.

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