frieze

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Recent Examples of frieze Yet even in a ballpark with identical dimensions to Yankee Stadium, a place where many Boston batters hit well, their lone run was a solo homer by rookie Kristian Campbell, who continues to be a bright spot in a rapidly darkening frieze. Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 15 Apr. 2025 Design flourishes like the Ocean Bar’s bonefish frieze — complete with a top hat and cigar — add a playful wink to the otherwise polished aesthetic. Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025 Note, too, the gold mosaic frieze designed by artist Walter Crane, and shipped over piece by piece from Venice. Vogue, 22 Feb. 2025 Its friezes depict a procession of gods, warriors, and mythical animals; its metopes, single panels within the larger frieze, narrate mythological battles of the Athenians against the Amazonians and the Centaurs, alluding to the Greco-Persian wars. Ralph Leonard, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for frieze
Recent Examples of Synonyms for frieze
Noun
  • Then, nearing the top, the group encountered a large cornice.
    Zoe Gates, Outside Online, 27 Apr. 2025
  • The lobby occupies a long, narrow hallway with arches, vaulted ceilings, checkerboard floors, and cornices.
    Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 5 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • Upping the sheen for the trims (skirting boards and window and door architraves) adds a subtle variation and frames the room.
    Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 May 2025
  • The researchers also studied a group of architrave blocks, which would have been positioned just above the columns of a building.
    Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Newsletter subscribers will get my column before anyone else does and their questions will be prioritized for future editions.
    Sigal Samuel, Vox, 2 June 2025
  • Broken flower stems and shorn columns symbolize early death.
    Paige Williams, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
Noun
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    Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 24 May 2025
  • In reality, meeting the mandates would require diverting finite capital from the EV transition to purchase compliance credits from Tesla.
    Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 May 2025
Noun
  • The front door, defined by wide pilasters and sidelights topped by a crosshead with transom windows beckons visitors to step into an impressive and welcoming entry hall.
    James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2025
  • What to look for: Large porch and classical corner pilasters.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 May 2025
Noun
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  • One shaft of light at the end of that tunnel could be savings on last-minute summer trips as travelers increasingly take a wait-and-see stance with their plans.
    Natasha Chen, CNN Money, 25 May 2025
Noun
  • While education and health have long been pillars of their work, sustainability is a newer, but increasingly vital, focus for the Foundation.
    Sindiswa Mabunda, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
  • Durability and dominance are the twin pillars of pitching greatness.
    Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 30 May 2025

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“Frieze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frieze. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.

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