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as in anchor
something or someone to which one looks for support
my father has been my pillar throughout this crisis
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Recent Examples of pillar
The 400-year-old fort is famed for its mirror work on the walls and 3D carvings creating illusions on its pillars.
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Shalbha Sarda, Architectural Digest, 4 Mar. 2025
The Dart then ricocheted to the right and collided with a brick pillar at the entrance to Tapping Reeve Drive.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 4 Mar. 2025
Although tariffs, or taxes on imports, are a pillar of Trump’s economic policy, the move still surprised many observers, since Mexico and Canada are among the U.S.’s traditional allies and top trading partners.
—Bedassa Tadesse, The Conversation, 4 Mar. 2025
Moving from its flagship style, the fall collection expanded the range to new design pillars.
—Stephen Garner, WWD, 3 Mar. 2025
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Shalbha Sarda, Architectural Digest, 4 Mar. 2025
The Dart then ricocheted to the right and collided with a brick pillar at the entrance to Tapping Reeve Drive.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 4 Mar. 2025
Although tariffs, or taxes on imports, are a pillar of Trump’s economic policy, the move still surprised many observers, since Mexico and Canada are among the U.S.’s traditional allies and top trading partners.
—Bedassa Tadesse, The Conversation, 4 Mar. 2025
Moving from its flagship style, the fall collection expanded the range to new design pillars.
—Stephen Garner, WWD, 3 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pillar
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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
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Each anchor has a channel with two upward-bent grooves.—
Tim Carter,
Hartford Courant,
1 Mar. 2025
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Other prominent commencement speakers who’ve been recently announced include actress Jane Seymour at High Point University, U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Michigan) at Albion College, Today show anchor Al Roker at Siena College, and Grammy-winning performer Usher at Emory University . .—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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Dawn Caldwell, Highlands Ranch Sign up for Sound Off to get a weekly roundup of our columns, editorials and more.—
DP Opinion,
The Denver Post,
10 Mar. 2025
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Sign up to receive Clarence Page’s column in your inbox each week.—
Clarence Page,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Mar. 2025
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Nvidia, the leader in the AI chip space, has been the backbone of the Mag 7′s performance over the past couple of years, with its stock surging nearly 1,800% over five years due to the AI boom.—
Jeff Kilburg,
CNBC,
28 Feb. 2025
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So those were all written into the backbone of the story, but then the modulation became my job of finding the inner world.—
Josh Wigler,
The Hollywood Reporter,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Pillar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pillar. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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