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Recent Examples of pillar
Europe has chosen a framework built on three mutually reinforcing pillars.
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Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 15 May 2026
Enterprise networking, data center switching, security appliances, and collaboration tools like Webex became the core pillars of its business.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 15 May 2026
So they were seen as trade-offs, and now, as Aruna pointed out, pillar 2 has gone forward, and pillar 1 has not.
—Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
The ruling comes after the Supreme Court overturned a pillar of Trump's second term agenda.
—Zac Anderson, USA Today, 8 May 2026
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Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 15 May 2026
Enterprise networking, data center switching, security appliances, and collaboration tools like Webex became the core pillars of its business.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 15 May 2026
So they were seen as trade-offs, and now, as Aruna pointed out, pillar 2 has gone forward, and pillar 1 has not.
—Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
The ruling comes after the Supreme Court overturned a pillar of Trump's second term agenda.
—Zac Anderson, USA Today, 8 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pillar
Noun
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And then this pilaster rising up.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Apr. 2026
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Common features included grand arches, decorative molding and pilasters, which are vertical columns that project from walls.—
Elissa Jorgensen,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Following the order each state joined the union, an anchor or correspondent has gone on the road to showcase its personality.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
13 May 2026
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Other new lineup tweaks includes Symone Sanders Townsend and Michael Steele joining new co-anchor Luke Russert on The Weeknight.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 2026
Noun
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This is Part 3 in a series of columns about the viability of the American university system.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
19 May 2026
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This column wasn't built on proper English.—
Joe Kinsey OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2026
Noun
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The Vast satellite bus—essentially a backbone providing power, propulsion, and navigation for various payloads—will be based largely on technology ported over from the company’s Haven-1 space station, which is due to launch for the first time next year as the world’s first private space station.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
19 May 2026
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And the power of the internet essentially driving everything and being the backbone of everything.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
18 May 2026
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“Pillar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pillar. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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