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Recent Examples of pillar
NBCUniversal is continuing its coverage of the Games, with NBC and Peacock the twin pillars, but a significant maneuver last month changed the corporate structure a bit.
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Dade Hayes, Deadline, 7 Feb. 2026
Beyond the fire, Bass has pointed to progress on homelessness as a central pillar of her reelection case, highlighting the Inside Safe initiative and declines in street homelessness in some parts of the city.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 7 Feb. 2026
As Cesare Brandi, the father of restoration, says, the two main pillars on which modern restoration philosophy is based are aesthetics and history.
—Camilla Alcini, ABC News, 7 Feb. 2026
Jassy touted the company's Trainium custom chips as a key pillar of AWS's strategy to make AI workloads more affordable.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2026
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Dade Hayes, Deadline, 7 Feb. 2026
Beyond the fire, Bass has pointed to progress on homelessness as a central pillar of her reelection case, highlighting the Inside Safe initiative and declines in street homelessness in some parts of the city.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 7 Feb. 2026
As Cesare Brandi, the father of restoration, says, the two main pillars on which modern restoration philosophy is based are aesthetics and history.
—Camilla Alcini, ABC News, 7 Feb. 2026
Jassy touted the company's Trainium custom chips as a key pillar of AWS's strategy to make AI workloads more affordable.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pillar
Noun
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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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In the search for their mother, the NBC anchor and her siblings have issued emotional public statements asking for her safety and to bring her back home.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
12 Feb. 2026
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This is a Michelin Key property where reclaimed water tower wood warms the walls, James Beard–award-winning cuisine anchors evenings, and Central Park unfolds just beyond those sculptural wooden doors.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Feb. 2026
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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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Harris and Wu would continue and broaden the party’s outreach to white suburban women, which has been a backbone for Democrats since the election.—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
10 Feb. 2026
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Revolutionizing the backbone of America Emanate targets the industrial materials sector—a $5 trillion market comprising distributors, service centers, and suppliers.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Pillar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pillar. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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