The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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The surface was covered with nanoscale pillars, each smaller than the wavelength of the pump's light.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
In her own court filing, the staffer described how the center had been blocked off by gates and witnessed how a forklift had "run into and hit the pillars on the building several times."
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
Just as important was the understanding that the right team would serve as one of its defining structural pillars.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Three others, including Nims, ended up in a more dangerous position - in the centre of a slope with large pillars of glacial ice precariously balanced to the left and right.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
“That’s the entrance to Nyame’s estate over there,” Chestnutt said, flicking her ears toward the far end of the plaza, where two towering marble pillars marked an exit.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
