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Recent Examples of spire
The show includes the first-ever public display of his photograph taken from the spire of the Empire State Building, along with images from around the country and the world.
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Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Starting among the orange rocks, vaults, and spires of Arches National Park and passing through with the Colorado River–carved crevices of Canyonlands, this journey feels like a visit to Mars.
—Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 11 June 2025
More Than a Century After Humans: The End of Skyscrapers
Despite their futuristic look, the city’s newest spires, such as 10 Hudson Yards and 111 West 57th Street, would be the first to fall.
—Sarah Durn, Popular Science, 5 June 2025
But 750 tons of debris. including toxic lead dust, fell into the sanctuary from the roof and spire.
2021: Two years of cleaning up from the fire and shoring up the structure meant that reconstruction could finally begin.
—Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 21 May 2025
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Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Starting among the orange rocks, vaults, and spires of Arches National Park and passing through with the Colorado River–carved crevices of Canyonlands, this journey feels like a visit to Mars.
—Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 11 June 2025
More Than a Century After Humans: The End of Skyscrapers
Despite their futuristic look, the city’s newest spires, such as 10 Hudson Yards and 111 West 57th Street, would be the first to fall.
—Sarah Durn, Popular Science, 5 June 2025
But 750 tons of debris. including toxic lead dust, fell into the sanctuary from the roof and spire.
2021: Two years of cleaning up from the fire and shoring up the structure meant that reconstruction could finally begin.
—Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spire
Noun
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What begins as a convenient living arrangement spirals into a dangerous game of desire and deceit.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
21 July 2025
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But even the mildest, most well-meaning suggestions can hit like personal attacks for those struggling with an inferiority complex…and be enough to spark a shame spiral.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
16 July 2025
Noun
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Its eponymous flowers are deep red-orange and the foliage is composed of whorls of needle-like, silvery-blue leaves.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
7 June 2025
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But in Chile 28 percent of kids had a counterclockwise whorl.—
Bethany Brookshire,
Scientific American,
31 Oct. 2024
Noun
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The coils should not be wet or icing up, as this indicates improper functioning due to low room temperature.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
24 July 2025
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With dry hair being a big concern for Black women, taking the hydration of your coils seriously can make or break your hair.—
Essence,
Essence,
24 July 2025
Noun
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There was no one else on the strand, the surf a sickly yellow foam bubbling between the matted black hanks of seaweed heaped on the beach.—
Matthew Gavin Frank,
Harper's Magazine,
21 Apr. 2022
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In one of its spreads, a burst of light on muddy asphalt abuts a jumble of walls and fences, rain pounding a limousine, and a spatter of paint with a hank of rope.—
Leo Rubinfien,
The New York Review of Books,
11 Feb. 2021
Noun
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Wendy pulled up to the release party for Janet Jackson’s Damita Jo album in strawberry blonde curls, army green eyeshadow, pink highlighter, and a sheer, glossy lip.—
Larry Stansbury,
Essence,
18 July 2025
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Celebs have truly embraced all shades of red in 2025, including Megan's pal Keke Palmer, who has been all about copper, auburn, and strawberry hues, and SZA, who performed at the Super Bowl Halftime Show with rich, deep auburn curls.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
15 July 2025
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“Spire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spire. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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