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Recent Examples of frieze
Its friezes depict a procession of gods, warriors, and mythical animals; its metopes, single panels within the larger frieze, narrate mythological battles of the Athenians against the Amazonians and the Centaurs, alluding to the Greco-Persian wars.
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Ralph Leonard, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2025
The sumptuous Unesco heritage site designed by Viennese architect Josef Hoffmann, is graced by an original Gustav Klimt mosaic frieze, The Tree of Life (1905-1911).
—The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 3 Oct. 2024
The frieze is located within the Casa del Tiaso or House of Thiasus in Regio IX in Pompeii.
—Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2019
This is not the first massive frieze in the archaeological park to feature a Dionysian ritual.
—Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2019
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Ralph Leonard, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2025
The sumptuous Unesco heritage site designed by Viennese architect Josef Hoffmann, is graced by an original Gustav Klimt mosaic frieze, The Tree of Life (1905-1911).
—The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 3 Oct. 2024
The frieze is located within the Casa del Tiaso or House of Thiasus in Regio IX in Pompeii.
—Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2019
This is not the first massive frieze in the archaeological park to feature a Dionysian ritual.
—Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frieze
Noun
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Then, nearing the top, the group encountered a large cornice.—
Zoe Gates,
Outside Online,
27 Apr. 2025
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The lobby occupies a long, narrow hallway with arches, vaulted ceilings, checkerboard floors, and cornices.—
Laura Itzkowitz,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Apr. 2025
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Like the Gran Trianon, Rosecliff has Ionic columns, French doors, and a multitiered entablature topped with intricate statues.—
Claudia Williams,
Architectural Digest,
6 Aug. 2024
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Typically, colonnades form at the top and bottom of the flow (starting from the cooling surface) with a middle area of entablature (see above).—
Erik Klemetti,
Discover Magazine,
2 Feb. 2015
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Upping the sheen for the trims (skirting boards and window and door architraves) adds a subtle variation and frames the room.—
Sophie Flaxman,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 May 2025
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The researchers also studied a group of architrave blocks, which would have been positioned just above the columns of a building.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 Mar. 2025
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Alphonse Pierre’s Off the Dome column covers songs, mixtapes, albums, scenes, snippets, movies, Meek Mill tweets, fashion trends—and anything else that catches his attention.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
9 May 2025
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If the media environment is fragmented, so, too, is the Democratic resistance itself: split, as Kang wrote in this column, in February, among incompatible strategic impulses; severed from a discredited Party establishment but uncertain where to go next; fundamentally leaderless.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
9 May 2025
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The home is in the central part of the state about 70 miles west of Lincoln, the state capital.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
13 May 2025
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The fixture list added further intrigue to that race, Atalanta facing Roma on Monday evening while Juve headed to the Italian capital on Saturday evening to take on a Lazio side that was on a six-game unbeaten run.—
Adam Digby,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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What to look for: Large porch and classical corner pilasters.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 May 2025
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Located at 25 West Hills Drive, a quiet cul-de-sac in Avon, this colonial has undeniable curb appeal enhanced by a central front door that is recessed for protection from the weather and defined by pilasters on either side.—
James Alexander,
Hartford Courant,
20 Apr. 2025
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Its formula is packed with coconut oil that seals in moisture and reinforces the hair shaft without weighing it down.—
Malia Griggs,
Glamour,
2 May 2025
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The formula is infused with honey and sunflower oil, which penetrates the hair shaft to restore elasticity, ease detangling, and strengthen.—
Jailynn Taylor,
Allure,
30 Apr. 2025
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According to its website, Heartland Forward has a goal of generating $500 million of economic impact for the middle states by 2030 through a focus on four pillars: innovation and entrepreneurship, talent pipelines, health and wellness, and regional competitiveness.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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On the right side wall, an image of twin rebar pillars jutting up toward a brilliant cerulean sky is interrupted by the trace of hardly discernible letters and numbers.—
Tara Anne Dalbow,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2025
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“Frieze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frieze. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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