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pyramid

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Recent Examples of pyramid
Noun
Most people would look at I.M. Pei’s glass-and-metal entrance way at the Louvre and see a pyramid. Miles Socha, Footwear News, 11 July 2025 The people on the top of the pyramid are people who really have a lot of engagement with the brand and then at the bottom, in the basement, there are those with lower investment and engagement. James Horncastle, New York Times, 9 July 2025 Even in a world that’s now firmly focused on the bottom level of Maslow’s pyramid, Hailey is determined to make sure her son Emanuel (Kataem O’Connor) and stepdaughter Raine (Leenah Robinson) have some semblance of a humanities education. Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 1 July 2025 This unique 10-day journey — from Cairo's pyramids, museums and Coptic landmarks to the Bahariya Oasis in the Western Desert — blends ancient wonders and astronomy with something unexpected: sustainability. Jamie Carter, Space.com, 19 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for pyramid
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pyramid
Noun
  • The water pressure then causes the vehicle to rise and slide on a thin layer of water between the tires and the road, making the driver lose control.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2025
  • That means co-creating solutions that support both physical and mental wellness, prioritizing behavioral change over short-term fixes and embedding purpose, progress and connection into every layer of care.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
Verb
  • The guest list is stacked this go round, with appearances from Lil Baby, Rick Ross, Lil Yachty, Ray J, Saucy Santana, Bob Menery, Sway Calloway, and Chocolate Droppa.
    Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 22 July 2025
  • When the team stacked these images together, the high-resolution result revealed Betelgeuse’s companion.
    Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 July 2025
Noun
  • Banks, 51, confessed to eating crumbs from days-old popcorn while telling Jenna Bush Hager about her pastime of watching TV in bed with her mom.
    KiMi Robinson, USA Today, 29 July 2025
  • According to a police affidavit obtained by ABC News, Blodgett returned at 1 a.m., and her mom discovered her lifeless body in Blodgett's bed around 12 p.m. the next day.
    Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 29 July 2025
Verb
  • Additions to the injury report piled up throughout the last week, culminating in a dismal availability report for Sunday’s game at the United Center.
    Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 28 July 2025
  • College endowments began piling aboard after David Swensen took over Yale’s endowment in 1985 and bolstered returns by diversifying into private assets.
    Hank Tucker, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
Verb
  • Ground your garden’s corners with focal plants—shrubs, mounding perennials, or trios of smaller annuals.
    Lauren Dunec Hoang, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 July 2025
  • Could Shohei Ohtani return to mound before the All-Star break?
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 11 June 2025
Noun
  • The original Thomas Crown Affair landed two Oscar nominations and tells the story of an insurance investigator working to track down the perpetrator of a bank heist.
    Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 21 July 2025
  • She was then driven to a nearby bank to withdraw the money.
    Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 21 July 2025

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“Pyramid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pyramid. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.

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