Definition of columnnext
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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 The Animal Life column runs on Mondays. Joan Morris, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026 Becht said afterward that the team should push the Rowland touchdown into Badger’s statistical touchdown column. Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2026 Astrologer Magi Helena's Your Daily Astrology column is syndicated to hundreds of newspapers worldwide, with a daily readership in the millions. Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 30 Mar. 2026 Shaw’s columns, exclusive to the Tribune, appear the last Monday of each month. John T. Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for column
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Noun
  • By morning, nearly six inches of fresh Colorado powder had settled over the car, frosting its sharp lines and futuristic shape like confectioner’s sugar on a pastry.
    Sponsored Content, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Oswald Peraza got the Angels' only hit in the third on a tailing popup down the right-field line, and Trout drew their only walk leading off the fourth.
    CBS News, CBS News, 4 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
  • 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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  • Pack the snacks, queue up a playlist and let the kids help pick which landmark to visit first.
    Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Although the Dodgers generally have extensive queues to get into the building for marquee bobblehead nights, this might be their biggest, with everyone (including non-fans of the Dodgers) trying to get the exclusive collectible.
    Tyler Erzberger, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
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  • Markets now price in a greater chance of rate hikes by year-end than cuts, according to CME’s FedWatch tool, removing what had been a key pillar of the bull case for growth stocks.
    Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2026
  • The upside of being a pillar in more titles as the Falcons move to 5A is high.
    Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2026
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  • The Metayer family sat in the front row as speakers shared memories amid emotional moments, underscoring the profound loss felt by those closest to her.
    Abby Dodge, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
  • This is the second year in a row the WNBA has held an expansion draft after adding the Golden State Valkyries to the league in 2025.
    Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 3 Apr. 2026
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  • Ray Suen rounds out the sound with string arrangements performed on violin and viola.
    Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Detectives also recovered a pillow with burn marks and string, which investigators believe may have been used as a makeshift silencer, the report states.
    Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2026
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  • Users can tweak structural parameter configuration files to suit different bamboo airframe designs without altering the core control algorithms, making advanced UAV technology more accessible.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Lawmakers have questioned the Justice Department for missing deadlines to release material in its possession, for heavy redactions in the files and for failing to redact some information related to victims' identities.
    Maegan Vazquez The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 4 Apr. 2026

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“Column.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/column. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.

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