Tower of Babel

noun phrase

variants or less commonly tower of Babel
: babel

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Rosalía let her hair down from the Tower of Babel. — Pitchfork, 4 Dec. 2025 The Tower of Babel questioned whether totalizing knowledge ends in unity or chaos. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2025 In the biblical Tower of Babel story, humans are driven by hubris to try to create a tower tall enough to touch the sky, angering God in the process. — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 25 May 2026 The song is what Celentano thought American English sounded like and was inspired by the Tower of Babel story from the Bible. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 6 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for Tower of Babel

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First Known Use

1718, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Tower of Babel was in 1718

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“Tower of Babel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Tower%20of%20Babel. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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