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Recent Examples of frieze
Ceilings up to 13 feet high throughout the residence make its entertaining spaces, complete with Italian plaster friezes and original pocket doors, appear fit for royalty.
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Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 26 Nov. 2024
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.
—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
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Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 26 Nov. 2024
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.
—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
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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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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 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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Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and foreign affairs adviser Yuri Ushakov will fly to the Saudi capital later in the day.—
Matthew Lee,
Chicago Tribune,
17 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
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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
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Germany could be one of the countries most exposed to tariffs if they are implemented as exports are a key pillar for its economy.—
Chloe Taylor,Sawdah Bhaimiya,Jenni Reid,Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
25 Feb. 2025
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There he is befriended by Tommy, a seeming pillar of the community.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Frieze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frieze. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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