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Recent Examples of architrave
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.
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Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 May 2023
The entire government believes that school is a fundamental architrave of our society.
—Irene Dominioni, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2021
The 59-foot-high structure, topped with an architrave, is made from marble from Mount Pentelicus, also used for the Parthenon.
—History Magazine, 3 Dec. 2020
Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 May 2023
The entire government believes that school is a fundamental architrave of our society.
—Irene Dominioni, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2021
The 59-foot-high structure, topped with an architrave, is made from marble from Mount Pentelicus, also used for the Parthenon.
—History Magazine, 3 Dec. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for architrave
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Note, too, the gold mosaic frieze designed by artist Walter Crane, and shipped over piece by piece from Venice.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
22 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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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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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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The journalists traveled to Haiti to show the grim extent of the devastation and barbarism wrought by the gang warfare that has sown chaos in the country’s capital, Port-au-Prince.—
Katie Robertson,
New York Times,
17 Feb. 2025
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Some state capitals boast incredible job markets, high average salaries, world-class universities, and an abundance of attractions.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
17 Feb. 2025
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The views and opinions expressed in this column are the author's and do not necessarily reflect those of USA TODAY.—
Johnny C. Taylor Jr.,
USA TODAY,
26 Feb. 2025
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This column is our attempt to clinically outline the facts about deficits — and efforts to reduce or eliminate them.—
Axios,
Axios,
25 Feb. 2025
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The teenager and his friends traveled about 180 feet into the mine shaft and the side of the mountain to explore and rappelled 40 to 50 feet down using a household rope, Cal Fire said.—
Megan Forrester,
ABC News,
14 Feb. 2025
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Prospect holes and shaft openings scarred the rough canyon walls at all levels.—
Frank C. Hibben,
Outdoor Life,
13 Feb. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Architrave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/architrave. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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