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Recent Examples of caryatid
The site includes a central area with a cross vault and large caryatids with baskets, a large niche with a rocky backdrop and fountain, and three arms.
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Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 16 Apr. 2025
Best of all are the caryatids of the St. Pancras New Church, four toga-wearing terra-cotta ladies who bear part of the roof, austerely holding the gaze of passengers on the top level of the No. 30 bus.
—Francesca Carington, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
In a quiet section of Paris, in the 13th Arrondissement, a large building with recessed columns, Romanesque windows, and caryatids preserves an ancient art.
—Peter Saenger, airmail.news, 28 Dec. 2024
The Greek key patterns inscribed on the floors of tenement bathrooms are repurposed as part of an architectural frieze, and Woodman’s friends—Rankin among them—are transformed into towering caryatids.
—Chris Wiley, The New Yorker, 16 Apr. 2024
Sometimes a caryatid has been compared to the unseen slave who carried society’s burdens.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 15 Nov. 2023
Her inaugural works for the Met’s façade—a set of four female bronze caryatids, larger than life and stylized in the tradition of high-ranking African women—challenge the institution’s own history of Eurocentrism and patriarchy.
—Time Staff, Time, 20 Dec. 2019
Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 16 Apr. 2025
Best of all are the caryatids of the St. Pancras New Church, four toga-wearing terra-cotta ladies who bear part of the roof, austerely holding the gaze of passengers on the top level of the No. 30 bus.
—Francesca Carington, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
In a quiet section of Paris, in the 13th Arrondissement, a large building with recessed columns, Romanesque windows, and caryatids preserves an ancient art.
—Peter Saenger, airmail.news, 28 Dec. 2024
The Greek key patterns inscribed on the floors of tenement bathrooms are repurposed as part of an architectural frieze, and Woodman’s friends—Rankin among them—are transformed into towering caryatids.
—Chris Wiley, The New Yorker, 16 Apr. 2024
Sometimes a caryatid has been compared to the unseen slave who carried society’s burdens.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 15 Nov. 2023
Her inaugural works for the Met’s façade—a set of four female bronze caryatids, larger than life and stylized in the tradition of high-ranking African women—challenge the institution’s own history of Eurocentrism and patriarchy.
—Time Staff, Time, 20 Dec. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caryatid
Noun
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His 8-foot statue rises from a 10-foot pedestal — harder to reach than the practically ground-level Otis trio.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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The fact that he is seated on a pedestal that is nearly one-third the total height, with only his right foot reaching toward the ground, raises a question about whether the statue can be considered fully freestanding.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The views and opinions expressed in this column are the author's and do not necessarily reflect those of USA TODAY.—
Johnny C. Taylor Jr,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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In a column in the Times, Bret Stephens noted that the good will many Jewish Americans had assumed would be extended to them after October 7th never materialized.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Even the threat of reducing security for the Strait of Hormuz risks shaking confidence in a pillar of the world economy, as well as American wealth and power.—
Gerry Doyle,
Fortune,
5 Apr. 2026
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Steel support pillars driven into the caves have caused rust and iron pollution in the water, and falling stalactites are making some cenotes unsafe to explore.—
Ryan Brennan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Apr. 2026
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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
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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
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“Caryatid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caryatid. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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