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minaret
noun
min·a·ret
ˌmi-nə-ˈret 
ˈmi-nə-ˌret
: a tall slender tower of a mosque having one or more balconies from which the summons to prayer is cried by the muezzin
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The goal is to show it off as much more than a new collection of spotless malls and gleaming skyscrapers exemplified by the world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa, jutting as a secular minaret from the high-end stores beneath.
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Matthew Tostevin, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 July 2025
His famous tour de force of imposing his minaret tunic on an entire world of women is remembered by every one.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 7 July 2025
Birds fly around the minaret of the Ali bin Ali mosque at the start of the Eid al-Fitr which marks the end of the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, in Doha on March 30, 2025.
—Amira El-Fekki, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
Its terrace overlooks the town, with the domes and crosses of Maaloula’s many churches and the minaret of a mosque rising from amid its simple homes.
—Ben Hubbard, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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Matthew Tostevin, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 July 2025
His famous tour de force of imposing his minaret tunic on an entire world of women is remembered by every one.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 7 July 2025
Birds fly around the minaret of the Ali bin Ali mosque at the start of the Eid al-Fitr which marks the end of the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, in Doha on March 30, 2025.
—Amira El-Fekki, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
Its terrace overlooks the town, with the domes and crosses of Maaloula’s many churches and the minaret of a mosque rising from amid its simple homes.
—Ben Hubbard, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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“Minaret.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/minaret. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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minaret
noun
min·a·ret
ˌmin-ə-ˈret
ˈmin-ə-ˌret
: a tall slender tower of a mosque with a balcony from which the people are called to prayer
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