columns

NOUN

line, procession

Synonyms

STRONGEST

file list

STRONG

cavalcade company platoon queue rank row string train

NOUN

pillar

Synonyms

STRONGEST

monument

STRONG

brace buttress caryatid colonnade cylinder mast minaret monolith obelisk pedestal peristyle pier pilaster post prop pylon shaft standard stay stele support totem tower upright

WEAK

underpinning

Example Sentences

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I think delayed gratification is undervalued in your columns.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

For crucial scenes portraying the palace hallway in Egypt, where Moses talks to the Pharaoh, they built cardboard boxes as the columns in the palace, and “reskinned” them with intricate carvings using AI.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

It consists of a wide exedra—a curved, high-backed bench—flanked by piers and supporting eight columns.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

I always look forward to his periodic columns in the sports section.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2026

The headquarters of the United States Pension Office is a redbrick building with massive marble columns marching abreast a soaring atrium in the middle.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse