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Recent Examples of pier
Stay off of jetties, piers, rocks, and other waterside infrastructure.
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Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Its namesake pier is lined with shops and restaurants and extends 800 feet into the Atlantic.
—Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 31 Jan. 2026
The piers of the Skyway began to cleave Araneta Avenue, promising rich Manileños the chance not only to drive past the squatters but above them, and at speed.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
New fishing piers, a boat ramp, a spur trail connection, shelters and Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant features will complement the segment of the 26-mile trail, with construction starting as soon as late spring 2026.
—Kate Kealey, Des Moines Register, 26 Jan. 2026
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Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Its namesake pier is lined with shops and restaurants and extends 800 feet into the Atlantic.
—Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 31 Jan. 2026
The piers of the Skyway began to cleave Araneta Avenue, promising rich Manileños the chance not only to drive past the squatters but above them, and at speed.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
New fishing piers, a boat ramp, a spur trail connection, shelters and Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant features will complement the segment of the 26-mile trail, with construction starting as soon as late spring 2026.
—Kate Kealey, Des Moines Register, 26 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pier
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And that’s on top of all the amenities found throughout the Poconos Mountains resort, which include indoor and outdoor pools, indoor and outdoor playgrounds, bumper boats and go-karts, disc and mini golf, and fishing docks.—
Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
10 Feb. 2026
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The mid-block dock for trucks to load and unload?—
Robert Yaro,
New York Daily News,
10 Feb. 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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The wharves and warehouses along Pratt Street burned fiercely.—
Jacques Kelly,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Feb. 2026
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Situated down a wharf, with lobstermen docking with the day’s catch right outside your window, this posh eatery is the right way to treat yourself to Maine’s ocean bounty.—
Emma Simard,
Saveur,
4 Feb. 2026
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Today, only one reconstructed pillar remains at the original temple site, located outside of the main archaeological park.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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Another pillar of Malaysia’s industrial push is the Johor–Singapore Special Economic Zone (SEZ), launched to attract high-tech investment along the border.—
Nicholas Gordon,
Fortune,
8 Feb. 2026
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Wine is embedded in the city’s architecture, history and daily life, from grand 18th-century façades to the bustling quays of the Garonne.—
Joanne Shurvell,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Blast damage in the lower left section of a quay in the Russian Black Sea port of Novorossiysk on Tuesday.—
Colin Sheeley,
NBC news,
17 Dec. 2025
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But, to paraphrase one of Philip's lines, his column is fluent, eloquent, and almost entirely beside the point.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Feb. 2026
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Blue squares of sky cut through the empty windows, while tapered marble columns create an optical illusion that makes the two-story structure even grander.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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Armando Escobedo, an electrician for the city, was on his knees, digging through loose wiring next to a massive light stanchion overseeing the field.—
Sam Blum,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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Instead, the plane hit a light stanchion, sheared off the tops of some trees and burst into flames well short of the runway.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Pier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pier. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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