pediment
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Her casket will be carried up the steps in front of the court, passing under the iconic words engraved on the pediment, “Equal Justice Under Law,” and placed in the court’s Great Hall.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 17, 2023
Unfortunately for the cause of intelligent discourse, his statement was erected upon a pediment of lies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2023
The original wood pediment was about 10 inches deep.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 12, 2021
I’m sure you can hire some Old World craftsperson to conjure a pediment out of wood, but these days what everybody does is put up a lightweight polyurethane called Fypon.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 12, 2021
I went on up the steps, then stopped under the pediment, out of the rain, to watch the group make its way to the car.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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Ancient Greece - Middle School and High School
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