pillars

plural of pillar
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as in pilasters
an upright shaft that supports an overhead structure the ancient Greek temple boasted graceful marble pillars with richly ornamented tops

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Recent Examples of pillars All of the cells settled down around the pillars, which caused their nuclei to curve. Michael Franco, New Atlas, 3 Oct. 2024 The programming dovetails with the school’s own pillars of pride, which discourage bullying. Scott Huddleston, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Oct. 2024 Dubbed the Hall of the Braided Serpents, its many pillars are decorated with paintings of snakes intertwined with human legs—a previously unseen motif in Moche art. Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Oct. 2024 There are Steph Curry and Green as the pillars. Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2024 Now, these treatments and other cancer immunotherapies are among the major pillars of cancer care, alongside surgery, chemotherapy and radiation ‒ not just in melanoma, where the approach first took hold, but in dozens of other tumor types as well. Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 30 Sep. 2024 Every week, the executive team met to discuss only those five pillars. Jason Ma, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2024 The ruling, sparked by a lawsuit led by environmental activist groups, has cast a cloud over one of the most critical pillars of America’s energy security. Dan Eberhart, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024

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“Pillars.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pillars. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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