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
Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2025
The flight profile once again called for the Super Heavy booster to fly back to the launch tower caught on the tower’s pivoting arms called chopsticks.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2025
Nora Gámez Torres and, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
Relegated in their time to Oscar-night footnotes, they have long since been recognized as his towering twin peaks—cinematic effusions of a dark, visionary, and fundamentally inimitable strangeness, against which the sheen of even a good Oscars ceremony pales.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Residents have filed more than 40 lawsuits against the utility, focusing on transmission towers where the first flames were spotted.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2025
The flight profile once again called for the Super Heavy booster to fly back to the launch tower caught on the tower’s pivoting arms called chopsticks.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2025
Verb
Diaz-Balart was a towering figure in the Cuban American community,and news of his passing was immediately lamented by many of his closest friends, former staffers and community leaders.
—Nora Gámez Torres and, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
Relegated in their time to Oscar-night footnotes, they have long since been recognized as his towering twin peaks—cinematic effusions of a dark, visionary, and fundamentally inimitable strangeness, against which the sheen of even a good Oscars ceremony pales.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tower
Noun
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Winners will be selected by April 15—the day the fire tore through the cathedral in 2019—and are prohibited from selling, gifting, or trading the stones.—
Francesca Aton,
ARTnews.com,
7 Mar. 2025
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The cathedral is hosting a Bach-a-thon with musicians performing all the works of Johann Sebastian Bach — the party goes until 1 a.m. Subscribe to continue reading this article.—
Jeff Gritchen,
Orange County Register,
3 Mar. 2025
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And with Nikola Vucevic, Patrick Williams and Ayo Dosunmu now sidelined, the rookie’s usage rate should continue to climb.—
Eric Wong,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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That tune, which once climbed all the way to No. 3, is back at No. 34.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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The Apollo is one of those edifices that will around not only for the rest of our lives, but the many to come after our lives are over.—
Marco della Cava,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2025
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What would this mean, structurally, for those shorter edifices?—
Ian Parker,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
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In the Vaca Range on the east side of the area, elevations rise to 1,400 feet and receive sun late in the day, while vineyards in the Mayacamas Mountains on the west side ascend to a more moderate 500 feet and benefit from afternoon shade.—
Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen,
Robb Report,
27 Feb. 2025
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While Baylor football descended into football abyss, Joe’s career ascended in banking and private business.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Feb. 2025
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Under their ownership, the palace enjoyed a period of great splendour until the building was destroyed in an earthquake that struck Lisbon in 1755.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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On January 8, a huge mob of Bolsonaro supporters stormed the three branches of government: the presidential palace, the congress, and the supreme court.—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
27 Feb. 2025
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The court provided more time, but no defense was mounted.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
2 Mar. 2025
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This widespread fear over inflation and mounting debt quickly caused bond prices to plummet, sending yields sky high as the British pound plunged to a record low against the U.S. Dollar.—
Sergei Klebnikov,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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From this mycelial mass, long, spore-producing structures called synnemata emerge, giving the corpse a ghostly, webbed appearance, according to a January 2025 study published in Fungal Systematics and Evolution.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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Other artifacts found in the San Isidro pyramid structure, such as jade pendants, have also been discovered at excavation sites in modern Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
6 Mar. 2025
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Elon Musk's company is targeting Monday evening (March 3) for Flight 8 of Starship, which will lift off from Starbase in South Texas, near the border city of Brownsville.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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Until this week, the brothers were also banned from leaving Romania, a measure that prosecutors said on Thursday had been lifted.—
Luiza Ilie,
USA TODAY,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Tower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tower. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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