socle

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Noun
  • In the Forum’s main lobby, easily overlooked, a 175-foot aluminum frieze by Chicago artist Theaster Gates, using photos of city life from the Johnson Publishing archives.
    Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2026
  • The artist Theaster Gates, who has paid tribute to Black life and Black beauty in the center’s Forum building with a frieze of archival images from Ebony and Jet magazines, is also a neighbor to the center with his cultural revitalization projects through the Rebuild Foundation.
    Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 4 June 2026
Noun
  • Windows cornice the terracotta roofs of Rome, the city’s domes, bell towers and hidden courtyards.
    Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 2 July 2026
  • Designers maintained or upgraded as many original pieces as possible, like fireplaces, cornice work and windows.
    Ramsey Qubein, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Noun
  • The action required is not cultural goodwill but actual capital, flowing from institutions, from investors, and from women with wealth toward the work of building these tables.
    Lisa Curtis, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Downtown Sacramento was awash in Dodger blue as thousands of fans poured into the capital city for a three-game series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the A’s that concludes Wednesday.
    Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026
Noun
  • Early plans, according to Smithsonian magazine, included an entablature with a short history of the country, a staircase, a Hall of Records to include the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, and the torsos of each president featured.
    Rachel Raposas, People.com, 5 July 2025
  • Like the Gran Trianon, Rosecliff has Ionic columns, French doors, and a multitiered entablature topped with intricate statues.
    Claudia Williams, Architectural Digest, 6 Aug. 2024
Noun
  • Upping the sheen for the trims (skirting boards and window and door architraves) adds a subtle variation and frames the room.
    Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 May 2025
  • The researchers also studied a group of architrave blocks, which would have been positioned just above the columns of a building.
    Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Zach Wichter is a travel reporter and wrote the Cruising Altitude column for USA TODAY.
    Zach Wichter, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • United is a staple of the gossip column and so supporters must take any reporting about transfer targets linked to their club with a pinch of salt.
    Graham Ruthven, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Noun
  • The only way to preserve our republic is to strengthen the pillars of our present with the mortar of our past.
    Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
  • These clips, showing first-person views from drones striking military and logistical sites, have become a pillar of Ukraine’s wartime propaganda efforts to illustrate battlefield successes against Russia.
    Marc Santora, New York Times, 4 July 2026
Noun
  • Even now, its fins and pilasters adorn plenty of new construction, and in real-estate-speak, the phrase is code for high class.
    Justin Davidson, Curbed, 8 June 2026
  • And then this pilaster rising up.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Apr. 2026
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“Socle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/socle. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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