as in tower
a large, magnificent, or massive building
the company didn't want just a new office building—it demanded a cathedral that proclaimed its place among the giants of finance
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Recent Examples of cathedral
Two thousand years later, the Melkite Archbishop of Tyre, Georges Eskandar, was saying mass in the stone cathedral with about one hundred people filling the pews.
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Jane Arraf,
NPR,
23 June 2026
Nations do not build cathedrals, win wars, or put things into orbit through a collection of talented individuals pursuing their own agendas.
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Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
In the meantime, Smith is banned from the cathedral.
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Andy Sheehan,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
The excavation, which has been in the works for years, began after the cathedral was rebuilt in the wake of a devastating 2019 fire.
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Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for cathedral
Jane Arraf,
NPR,
23 June 2026
Nations do not build cathedrals, win wars, or put things into orbit through a collection of talented individuals pursuing their own agendas.
—
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
In the meantime, Smith is banned from the cathedral.
—
Andy Sheehan,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
The excavation, which has been in the works for years, began after the cathedral was rebuilt in the wake of a devastating 2019 fire.
—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for cathedral
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cathedral
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In Laguna Beach, canopies — limited in size to 8 feet wide and 6 feet high — are only permitted in line with or behind lifeguard towers on Main Beach and the southernmost section of Aliso Beach.
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Last September a new museum opened in Miami’s oldest skyscraper, a Mediterranean Revival building from 1925 modeled after the majestic Giralda cathedral tower in Seville, Spain.
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Harry last saw his father in February 2024, shortly after it was announced that the monarch was undergoing treatment for cancer, though the palace never specified the type.
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The actress and the musician, who tied the knot in December 2018, selected a royal palace in India for their two back-to-back weddings.
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Internal balconies were illuminated by faint blue lights in constellation displays, half-hidden among the foliage to create an illusion of the external edifice of some tropical villa.
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The rest of the album splits the difference between this newfound scrappiness and the skyscraping edifices Madeon built his name on.
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“Cathedral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cathedral. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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