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Recent Examples of spire
Nikolau and Beerkus appeared to chronicle their climb up the Empire State Building on social media Wednesday and posted close-up images of the proposal from the spire and the engagement ring.
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Ivan Pereira,
ABC News,
1 July 2026
There had no visible safety equipment, and clung to the spire by their fingertips.
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Jesse Zanger,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
After the pair safely lowered themselves onto a ledge halfway down the spire, the man appeared to get down on one knee to propose to the other individual.
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Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
1 July 2026
One of the most popular districts within the park is The Needles, where a vast collection of tall, pointy spires seem to pierce the sky.
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Bailey Berg,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2026
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Ivan Pereira,
ABC News,
1 July 2026
There had no visible safety equipment, and clung to the spire by their fingertips.
—
Jesse Zanger,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
After the pair safely lowered themselves onto a ledge halfway down the spire, the man appeared to get down on one knee to propose to the other individual.
—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
1 July 2026
One of the most popular districts within the park is The Needles, where a vast collection of tall, pointy spires seem to pierce the sky.
—
Bailey Berg,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spire
Noun
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If that were to happen, that would be what a death spiral might look like.
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An ascending spiral of social change was rendering structures inherited from the industrial revolution obsolete.
Noun
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Visually, the result was a restlessly fluctuating Technicolor whorl.
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Blue, purple, or white whorls of flowers rise above the strappy foliage in summer.
Noun
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Her hair is almost exactly the same length throughout, but the top is slightly longer to accentuate her coils.
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Auto also more effectively removes moisture from the air because once when the AC fan is shut off and it’s done cooling your space, the evaporator coil is able to drain instead of blowing back inside.
Noun
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Kim lets out a sob and a hank of Natalie’s hair clings to her tears.
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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.
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Brittany Mahomes showed off a head full of romantic wavy curls created by Nashville stylist Brooke Barloe, who posted a photo on her Instagram.
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Steam rises in slow curls from a shaping stand while local kids climb onto high-top chairs and a Coors Light is passed between old friends across the counter.
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“Spire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spire. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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