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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 cathedrals
His high school gym was not the massive cathedrals built to serve the altars of Hoosier hysteria, but with 4,620 seats, the Greenfield Cougar Den is no slouch, either.
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Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2026
The problem is those cathedrals couldn’t move.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2026
The theaters, the parks, the cathedrals, the skyscrapers.
—Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026
Grain elevators rise like prairie cathedrals.
—Sponsored Content, Denver Post, 6 Mar. 2026
God appeared once, Christianity twice, and cathedrals, but not the Mother of Parliaments in London.
—Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 17 Feb. 2026
Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, capacity 100,077, is among college football's largest and most hallowed cathedrals.
—The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2026
Carved from porous tufa stone once covered by the sea, the four wine cathedrals are considered an engineering marvel.
—Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
Gothic architecture, on the other hand, focused on height and light; despite being constructed from heavy stone, Gothic cathedrals seem to defy the laws of gravity.
—Stefanie Waldek, Architectural Digest, 9 Jan. 2026
Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2026
The problem is those cathedrals couldn’t move.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2026
The theaters, the parks, the cathedrals, the skyscrapers.
—Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026
Grain elevators rise like prairie cathedrals.
—Sponsored Content, Denver Post, 6 Mar. 2026
God appeared once, Christianity twice, and cathedrals, but not the Mother of Parliaments in London.
—Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 17 Feb. 2026
Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, capacity 100,077, is among college football's largest and most hallowed cathedrals.
—The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2026
Carved from porous tufa stone once covered by the sea, the four wine cathedrals are considered an engineering marvel.
—Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
Gothic architecture, on the other hand, focused on height and light; despite being constructed from heavy stone, Gothic cathedrals seem to defy the laws of gravity.
—Stefanie Waldek, Architectural Digest, 9 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cathedrals
Noun
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But all of the 222 guest rooms, which occupy the 23rd through the 30th floors of the towers, offer stellar, unimpeded sight lines.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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To prevent Iranians from using the Iraqi network to make calls, Iran targeted cell towers operated by Iraqi telecommunication companies Asiacell and Korek near the border and then ordered security forces to shoot anyone approaching the area, Hassanpour said.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Every corner of the island bears witness to physical remnants of the seven nations whose flags once crowned its edifices, giving visitors the impression of exploring a living history book still intact.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Jan. 2026
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Time captive within the grand edifices of the past, parading on the stage of memory.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Many young visitors to ancient palaces and other tourist attractions in Seoul can also be seen borrowing hanbok from rental stores, while some fashion brands have reinterpreted it for a modern lifestyle.—
Kati Chitrakorn,
CNN Money,
21 Mar. 2026
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The faceless courtiers of the palaces have often wielded such incredible power, and certainly William and Catherine want to move away from that model to make the experience a lot more collegiate.—
Katie Nicholl,
Vanity Fair,
19 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Steel piers replaced wooden structures, and rigs reached farther from shore.—
Jeffrey Marlow,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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Keep a distance from tall, solitary trees or other elevated structures.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Cathedrals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cathedrals. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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