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column

[kol-uhm] / ˈkɒl əm /
NOUN
line, procession
Synonyms
STRONGEST
file list
STRONG
cavalcade company platoon queue rank row string train
NOUN
pillar
Synonyms
STRONGEST
monument
STRONG
brace buttress caryatid colonnade cylinder mast minaret monolith obelisk pedestal peristyle pier pilaster post prop pylon shaft standard stay stele support totem tower upright
WEAK
underpinning

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The "problems" column listed "DNA", "tire marks" and "blood stains".

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Fausset himself wrote a companion column acknowledging “there is a hole at the heart of my story.”

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

Authorities were able to track down 5,269 people in this category and switch their names to the “found” column.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

In the Help Me Retire column Alessandra Malito answered this question to help a 66-year-old reader receiving Social Security disability payments understand how to maximize her retirement benefits.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

Nico braced himself against a column, his legs trembling visibly.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan