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as in tower
a large, magnificent, or massive building
the U.S. Capitol is one of our nation's most impressive edifices
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as in building
something built as a dwelling, shelter, or place for human activity
the first edifices built by the colonists were primitive huts with walls of dried mud and roofs covered with thatch
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as in structure
the arrangement of parts that gives something its basic form
the edifice of the argument is quite simple, once you get past the fancy language
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Recent Examples of edifice
Makeshift tents fill the crammed courtyard, the solid edifice of the church overlooking the flimsy havens.
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Cnn’s Abeer Salman and Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2025
Hurricane Katrina set back their construction plans, and the new edifice, named the St. Charles Surgical Hospital, did not open its doors until 2009.
—T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 12 Apr. 2025
Not least because the ruse allows for a Putin or two to die while another survives without toppling the edifice built by the original one.
—Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
And when that happens, confidence in the entire edifice of government will unravel.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
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Cnn’s Abeer Salman and Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2025
Hurricane Katrina set back their construction plans, and the new edifice, named the St. Charles Surgical Hospital, did not open its doors until 2009.
—T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 12 Apr. 2025
Not least because the ruse allows for a Putin or two to die while another survives without toppling the edifice built by the original one.
—Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
And when that happens, confidence in the entire edifice of government will unravel.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for edifice
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According to a site plan, the other three towers would rise ten stories each, with a total of 565 affordable units for families and 160 affordable units for seniors.—
Tyler Williams,
The Orlando Sentinel,
31 May 2025
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The tower would be the first in the region and marks the fifth time Dar Global and The Trump Organization are partnering.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 May 2025
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The new gifts will be used primarily to support a comprehensive residential building program in the university’s lower campus located along Broad Street in Hamilton New York.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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Officers responded to an under-construction condo building on Friday, May 30, where the bear was found resting, the Naples Police Department said in a Facebook post, sharing a photo of the animal.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Miami Herald,
1 June 2025
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That’s why finding a pair with actual structure, like Archie's Flip Flops, can make a big difference.—
Lauren Paige Richeson,
Health,
29 May 2025
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The traditional ceremony, where the final steel beam with an evergreen tree affixed to it is placed on the structure, marks a milestone in the construction process.—
Angela Palermo,
Idaho Statesman,
29 May 2025
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These scans combined with subsequent scans to contribute to a 3D model with detailed representations of the cathedral’s flying buttresses, arches, ribbed vaults, intricate wood carvings and stained glass, guiding the more than $700 million restoration.—
Ronald Bisio,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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To celebrate him, hundreds of people filled the lush plaza in front of the city’s towering, yellowing cathedral.—
Marco Garro,
New York Times,
12 May 2025
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The painting of a colorful bouquet of assorted flowers is on the building of Schmidt Design Group, a landscape architecture and planning firm, at 1310 Rosecrans St. The completion of the mural was celebrated May 28 with a community reception.—
Madison Beveridge,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 June 2025
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This dual-control architecture supports set-and-forget automation and real-time interaction, depending on the user's preference. 5.—
Rhiannon Frater,
USA Today,
5 June 2025
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CPAs are well versed in assisting clients in the establishment and improvement of controls and control frameworks, and the importance of controls around crypto is no different.—
Sean Stein Smith,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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Collins’s keenly observational romantic drama—one of the first features directed by a Black woman—undergirds personal passions with a framework of history and philosophy, and infuses the great outdoors with the imaginative power of art and legend.—
Michael Schulman,
New Yorker,
6 June 2025
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“Edifice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/edifice. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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