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as in line
a series of persons or things arranged one behind another a column of ants stretched between the fallen hot dog and the ant hill

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as in pilaster
an upright shaft that supports an overhead structure engraved columns supported the arch on either side

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Recent Examples of column The windfall provision was eliminated effective Jan. 1, 2025 so, as this column is being written, the Social Security administration is working on calculating back payments to those who fall into this category. Wendy Hickey, Boston Herald, 13 Apr. 2025 Pierre’s weekly column, Off the Dome, has been published on the site since 2020. Sam Wachs, Pitchfork, 11 Apr. 2025 These monumental columns, the hollow stone that bears witness to millennia of history - speaks louder than words. Shivani Vora, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025 There's already a pullout there road pullout there for visitors to stop and see the column of steam shooting into the sky. Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 3 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for column
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  • In the meantime, the operator said it’s making progress on its remediation plan, including analysis of other areas and additional in-line inspections.
    Joe Sutton, CNN, 10 Feb. 2023
  • The goal of this relationship is to save you time, trouble, and money down the line.
    Brady Slack, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2023
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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
  • Rising above the great staircase is a builder’s catalogue of pilasters, cornices, corners, lion’s heads, dentils, robed muses, medallions, scrolls, and arched niches.
    Justin Davidson, Curbed, 10 Dec. 2024
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  • Vulcan may finally be on the cusp of delivering for the Space Force, but there are several military payloads in the queue to launch on Vulcan before GPS III SV-08, which was complete and in storage at its Lockheed Martin factory in Colorado.
    Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Celestial Park, with its wide stretches of concrete pathways, and Isle of Berk, with its meandering walkways and uncovered queues, were both particularly hot under the blazing Florida sun.
    Adrian Ruhi, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2025
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  • After so much death, the Millers, pillars of the Jackson community, now have a 5-year-old son, Benjamin (Ezra Benedict Agbonkhese).
    Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
  • In short, science reveals that sleep is a pillar of human overall health.
    Ximena Araya-Fischel, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
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  • The Clue: This Wordle has two consonants and two vowels in a row.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Tampa starts this series as losers of four in a row.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
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  • On YouTube and Tumblr, Beatles fans have collated long strings of images of John and Paul looking at each other at press conferences, in interviews, on stage, at parties.
    Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Trump has string of Supreme Court victories Tuesday's decision was the latest in recent days in which the Supreme Court sided with Trump.
    Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
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  • According to his department personnel file, he was promoted to third-grade detective in 2017.
    Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 18 Apr. 2025
  • From hidden system files to limited customization options, even simple tweaks often require a deep dive into Terminal.
    StackCommerce Team (Sponsored), PC Magazine, 18 Apr. 2025

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“Column.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/column. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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