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Recent Examples of frieze
The garment was discovered in Tomb II alongside a golden scepter, oak wreath and diadem of Persian origins and near depictions of Persian gazelles in the tomb's frieze.
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Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Frank and Torres did so by building out a new architectural tray ceiling with a custom perimeter frieze in a vintage motif, adding a dramatic flourish to the salon with walls adorned in a Fromental silk wall covering.
—Anne Lee Phillips, Architectural Digest, 28 Oct. 2024
Each gilded panel is crowned by a Greek-style frieze and bordered by chiseled Baroque moldings, reflecting the rich blend of artistic influences in Spain at the time.
—Jim Dobson, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
The sumptuous Unesco heritage site designed by Viennese architect Josef Hoffmann, is graced by an original Gustav Klimt mosaic frieze, The Tree of Life (1905-1911).
—The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 3 Oct. 2024
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Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Frank and Torres did so by building out a new architectural tray ceiling with a custom perimeter frieze in a vintage motif, adding a dramatic flourish to the salon with walls adorned in a Fromental silk wall covering.
—Anne Lee Phillips, Architectural Digest, 28 Oct. 2024
Each gilded panel is crowned by a Greek-style frieze and bordered by chiseled Baroque moldings, reflecting the rich blend of artistic influences in Spain at the time.
—Jim Dobson, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
The sumptuous Unesco heritage site designed by Viennese architect Josef Hoffmann, is graced by an original Gustav Klimt mosaic frieze, The Tree of Life (1905-1911).
—The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 3 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frieze
Noun
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Right at the top there are intricate cornices – decorative fittings between the wall and the edge of the roof – which were also common in the 1930s era that Studio Central is set in.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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Loveland's Wild Child: Drop the cornice or find the entrance, either way, be prepared for a steep, short run that's hikeable above Super Bowl.—
John Frank,
Axios,
23 Dec. 2024
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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
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Typically, colonnades form at the top and bottom of the flow (starting from the cooling surface) with a middle area of entablature (see above).—
Erik Klemetti,
Discover Magazine,
2 Feb. 2015
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Drench a Room in Color Paint the whole room lavender, walls, doors, architraves, fireplaces, and all; the effect is brilliantly bold and ultra-contemporary, as evidenced by Sawyers’ Dupont Circle project.—
Sophie Flaxman,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 May 2023
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The entire government believes that school is a fundamental architrave of our society.—
Irene Dominioni,
Forbes,
20 Apr. 2021
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This column originally ran in the Washington Free Beacon.—
Matthew Continetti,
National Review,
1 Feb. 2025
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There is gold in them hills, and this column will share only the most choice nuggets.—
Jesse David Fox,
Vulture,
31 Jan. 2025
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New Albany is roughly 15 miles northeast of the state capital, Columbus.—
Lauren Mascarenhas,
CNN,
5 Feb. 2025
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General view of the City of London skyline, the capital’s financial district, in October.—
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
5 Feb. 2025
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Designed to evoke the Pantheon, the rotunda’s curved sandstone walls are divided by fluted Doric pilasters with wreaths of olive branches carved in the frieze above.—
Riley Beggin,
USA TODAY,
20 Jan. 2025
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Though more stately in its setting of classical pilasters and marble floors, the lobby El Bar del Majestic is pretty hopping too with live piano music.—
John Oseid,
Forbes,
17 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Unlike traditional shafts with a spine and defined kick point, Newton’s design encourages the entire shaft to load and release energy, creating a whip effect for improved power and accuracy.—
Edgar Thompson,
Orlando Sentinel,
7 Feb. 2025
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Several people questioned why the mine shaft’s opening was not covered or clearly marked in the snow.—
Brooke Baitinger,
Idaho Statesman,
4 Feb. 2025
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Foundational pillars of our culture and our history came through so much sacrifice and so much collective experience.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2025
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The team behind new research on the topic suggests that measuring whether gravitational waves from black hole mergers are right- or left-handed can tell us if the Cosmological Principle — an absolute pillar of astronomy — holds true.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Frieze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frieze. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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