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Recent Examples of pilaster
The front door, defined by wide pilasters and sidelights topped by a crosshead with transom windows beckons visitors to step into an impressive and welcoming entry hall.
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James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2025
What to look for: Large porch and classical corner pilasters.
—Arkansas Online, 2 May 2025
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
Though more stately in its setting of classical pilasters and marble floors, the lobby El Bar del Majestic is pretty hopping too with live piano music.
—John Oseid, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Rising above the great staircase is a builder’s catalogue of pilasters, cornices, corners, lion’s heads, dentils, robed muses, medallions, scrolls, and arched niches.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 10 Dec. 2024
Highlights of the home include a fireside grand salon, an art gallery that doubles as a safe room, and a movie theater festooned with black marble fluted pilasters and red velvet seats.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 21 Oct. 2024
Of the several homes for sale in the building, Residence 5N is listed for $6.1 million and offers both modern living alongside exceptionally ornate, detailed moldings and carved pilasters.
—Emma Reynolds, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
The addition neither aspires to novelty nor imitates great age, being free of balustrades, pilasters, dentil cornices, and all the other surface frosting that Beaux-Arts architects considered indispensable.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 25 Mar. 2025
James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2025
What to look for: Large porch and classical corner pilasters.
—Arkansas Online, 2 May 2025
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
Though more stately in its setting of classical pilasters and marble floors, the lobby El Bar del Majestic is pretty hopping too with live piano music.
—John Oseid, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Rising above the great staircase is a builder’s catalogue of pilasters, cornices, corners, lion’s heads, dentils, robed muses, medallions, scrolls, and arched niches.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 10 Dec. 2024
Highlights of the home include a fireside grand salon, an art gallery that doubles as a safe room, and a movie theater festooned with black marble fluted pilasters and red velvet seats.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 21 Oct. 2024
Of the several homes for sale in the building, Residence 5N is listed for $6.1 million and offers both modern living alongside exceptionally ornate, detailed moldings and carved pilasters.
—Emma Reynolds, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
The addition neither aspires to novelty nor imitates great age, being free of balustrades, pilasters, dentil cornices, and all the other surface frosting that Beaux-Arts architects considered indispensable.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 25 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pilaster
Noun
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Social media may help create a lasting nickname that is more on the money than those that were coined by political foes, or from the editorial column of any paper of record.—
Peter Suciu,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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Broken flower stems and shorn columns symbolize early death.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
Noun
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While education and health have long been pillars of their work, sustainability is a newer, but increasingly vital, focus for the Foundation.—
Sindiswa Mabunda,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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Durability and dominance are the twin pillars of pitching greatness.—
Tyler Kepner,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
Cite this Entry
“Pilaster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pilaster. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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