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pillared

American  
[pil-erd] / ˈpɪl ərd /

adjective

  1. furnished with pillars serving as an architectural ornament, border, or support.


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Separately, Trump said he was replacing the decades-old sandstone paving stones in the colonnade, the pillared walkway that leads from the main White House mansion to the Oval Office.

From Barron's Mar. 24, 2026

Armed with a cut of the film, pillared by the songs he wrote and arranged, Blumberg crafted a score that subtly teed up song melodies and established a sense of spiritual trance.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 24, 2025

The reporter probably found an extreme example, but among ordinary slaveholders simple quarters were far more common than pillared mansions.

From Textbooks Jan. 18, 2018

And yet his 20th consecutive start and franchise-record 26th straight appearance by a goaltender represented Holtby at his pillared best.

From Washington Post Jan. 14, 2015

And the house itself was quite different from the dark, frowsty, fish-smelling hut of Arsheesh and from the pillared and carpeted halls in the palaces of Tashbaan.

From "The Horse and His Boy" by C.S. Lewis

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