as in cathedral
a large, magnificent, or massive building
a hill from which one can gaze upon the towers of that great and historic city
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Recent Examples of tower
Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 29 May 2025
Ahlquist said the residential tower will be completed next March.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 29 May 2025
Benjamin Vanhoose, People.com, 24 May 2025
The curved, block heels measured about 100mm, giving her a towering lift but also providing comfort while dancing on the court.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 22 May 2025
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Noun
The 4,500-square-foot restaurant at 95 NW 29th St. will be located at the base of the development’s office tower, with almost 2,000 square feet of outdoor space next to a 26,000-square-foot public plaza.
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 29 May 2025
Ahlquist said the residential tower will be completed next March.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 29 May 2025
Verb
Voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson, the original harbinger of evil is the towering whale-looking antagonist sent to hunt Stitch on Earth.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, People.com, 24 May 2025
The curved, block heels measured about 100mm, giving her a towering lift but also providing comfort while dancing on the court.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tower
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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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Along the length of the U.S.-Mexico border, migrant deaths climbed five years running through fiscal 2022, the last period for which data is publicly available.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA Today,
2 June 2025
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One Saturday afternoon in March, two dozen tourists representing a near-complete range of the human life span climbed aboard a trolley at Green-Wood and submitted to the effervescence of Marge Raymond, a seasoned singer with a blond updo and sunglasses the size of T-bones.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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The volcanic edifice, composed of a complex succession of lava flows and ash deposits, started to take shape around 100,000 years ago.—
David Bressan,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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Those costs are still as much as 20 percent less than building something new because the edifice is retained, Mr. Pestronk said.—
Ellen Rosen,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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The Rooms The resort's 148 guest rooms and 40 suites ascend toward the ocean in different tiers on flourishing mountainsides.—
Kristin Braswell,
Travel + Leisure,
7 June 2025
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Per the chart below, this would take NFLX past an ascending trendline starting from its December highs.—
Schaeffer's Investment Research,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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While there, William and Kate visited the Bhutanese palace and were greeted with a traditional Bhutanese welcoming ceremony.—
Greta Bjornson,
People.com,
4 June 2025
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There are colonial palaces next to street markets, and winding lanes that take you through the centuries on a stroll.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
4 June 2025
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Geopolitical instability continues to mount around the world, and the possibility of a global trade war looms heavily over the market.—
Stephen DeAngelis,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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The second set was just as much of an even tussle, the pair trading breaks in back-to-back games as the pressure started to mount on Alcaraz.—
David Close,
CNN Money,
6 June 2025
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Each block is meant to accommodate a building with ground-floor storefronts topped by either residential units or office space and each with its own parking structure.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 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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But after President Joseph R. Biden Jr. lifted the bans in January 2021, travel from those countries — and from Chad, Libya and Yemen — more than rebounded.—
Allison McCann,
New York Times,
5 June 2025
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At its core, AI promises to lift the burdens of inefficiency, confusion and repetition, freeing us to work smarter, live better and dream bigger.—
Son Nguyen,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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“Tower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tower. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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