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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

Example Sentences

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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

From 2000 through 2008, his column appeared at OpinionJournal.com, of which he was editor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Knowing your track record, you write a column predicting the Dodgers will not win the World Series this year, thereby ensuring that they will, in fact, win the World Series this year.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026

I didn’t have too much trouble adding up a column of two dollar monkeys.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls