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as in line
a series of persons or things arranged one behind another a column of ants stretched between the fallen hot dog and the ant hill

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as in pilaster
an upright shaft that supports an overhead structure engraved columns supported the arch on either side

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Recent Examples of column Sign up for Sound Off to get a weekly roundup of our columns, editorials and more. Jodi Radke, The Denver Post, 20 Mar. 2025 George Will writes a column for the Washington Post. George Will, Twin Cities, 20 Mar. 2025 Cronin’s answer at the top of this column was in response to a question regarding the Southeastern Conference and its attempt, via resources and emphasis, to raise its basketball profile to match that of its football product. Jim Alexander, Orange County Register, 19 Mar. 2025 Dawn Caldwell, Highlands Ranch Sign up for Sound Off to get a weekly roundup of our columns, editorials and more. Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 10 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for column
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Noun
  • In the meantime, the operator said it’s making progress on its remediation plan, including analysis of other areas and additional in-line inspections.
    Joe Sutton, CNN, 10 Feb. 2023
  • The goal of this relationship is to save you time, trouble, and money down the line.
    Brady Slack, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2023
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  • There are showstoppers, like the Zaveri house (also known as the House with 365 Windows) which is now stained black with grit, its grand pilasters and geometric facade carvings in dire need of restoration, and the Teen Khuniya (or Three-Cornered House), with its distinctive triangular layout.
    Kalpana Sunder, CNN, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Designed to evoke the Pantheon, the rotunda’s curved sandstone walls are divided by fluted Doric pilasters with wreaths of olive branches carved in the frieze above.
    Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2025
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  • If Cole Palmer is fit for the next pair of games against Andorra and Senegal in June, then this would become an even more congested area of the field, an even longer queue forming for selection and space.
    Jack Pitt-Brooke, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
  • Comments The weekend is here, which means a fresh batch of movie and TV titles are in the queue.
    DeVonne Goode, Parents, 20 Mar. 2025
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  • To combat these effects, conservation efforts, sustainable agriculture, and global restoration initiatives are essential to preserving forests as pillars of climate resilience and food sustainability.
    Dianne Plummer, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
  • While representing different pillars of hip-hop, 50 and Kanye have been pop-culture fixtures for more than two decades.
    Michael Saponara, Billboard, 19 Mar. 2025
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  • Alabama is in the Elite 8 for just the third time in school history but second season in a row.
    Tim Casey, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Dan + Shay are nominated for duo of the year at the ACM Awards for the 12th year in a row.
    Paul Grein, Billboard, 27 Mar. 2025
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  • Sometimes this means pulling on the player’s heart strings, but not always.
    G Kirilloff, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Meow Wolf New York: The Santa Fe, N.M., company, which runs a psychedelic string of immersive art exhibits, will build its first East Coast outpost in downtown Manhattan.
    Sasha Arutyunova, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
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  • Creative works: Include writings, artwork, design files, coding projects or any other personal or professional creative work.
    Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 22 Mar. 2025
  • The files also contain the unredacted personal information—including Social Security numbers—of dozens of people, seemingly published accidentally, though the National Archives site now suggests this was an inevitable result of the transparency effort.
    Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 22 Mar. 2025

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“Column.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/column. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.

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