as in cathedral
a large, magnificent, or massive building
a hill from which one can gaze upon the towers of that great and historic city
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Recent Examples of tower
Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
Later in the inning, Alonso ended a milder 0-for-13 skid with a towering three-run home run, helping to finish off a three-game sweep of the Angels.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 23 July 2025
Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 29 July 2025
Bangkok’s infrastructure is reliable, the public transport system is efficient, and coworking spaces—from sleek downtown towers to garden cafés—are plentiful.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 28 July 2025
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Noun
Money savvy players might choose to horde their wealth and splurge on a powerful gun for the final boss round, in which the team must work together to bring down the likes of beastly chimeras that dig underground and towering mutants who perform whirlwind moves.
—Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
Later in the inning, Alonso ended a milder 0-for-13 skid with a towering three-run home run, helping to finish off a three-game sweep of the Angels.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 23 July 2025
Verb
Capital Improvement Board officials shared an inside look of the tower's construction two months ago to show progress on the hotel expected to drive billions of dollars into the tourism industry.
—Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 29 July 2025
Bangkok’s infrastructure is reliable, the public transport system is efficient, and coworking spaces—from sleek downtown towers to garden cafés—are plentiful.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 28 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tower
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As painting raced from sunlit Impressionism to Cubist abstraction in a single generation, its subjects looked backward: to Gothic cathedrals, to a bohemian café-table culture already passing away.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
28 July 2025
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From the garden, there were views of Bayeux’s cathedral across the street.—
Thomas Fuller,
New York Times,
24 July 2025
Verb
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The digital asset suffered this retracement after rising more than 60% in value, climbing from less than $2,400 earlier in July.—
Charles Lloyd Bovaird II,
Forbes.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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Requirements: Must be at least 16 years old; naturally creative, enthusiastic and animated; able to positively interact non-verbally with guests; able to walk, climb and stand while wearing a heavy, oversized and confining full body character costume for up to 20-30 minutes at a time.—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
1 Aug. 2025
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Having such an edifice is paramount these days to compete in the NBA, especially in a smaller market.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Mar. 2025
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St James’ Park is a centripetal edifice, looming over everything and everyone.—
George Caulkin,
The Athletic,
13 Mar. 2025
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Shein ascended rapidly, becoming the top e-commerce fashion retailer in many Western markets, with a business model rooted in rapid trend analysis and turnover, as well as on-demand manufacturing.—
Drew Bernstein,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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A couple of nameless climbers are ascending El Capitan when a woman’s corpse falls from the summit, nearly sending all three plummeting to the ground and definitely prompting vertigo in sensitive viewers, even if it’s clearly done primarily with CG or compositing (like a lot of elements here).—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
17 July 2025
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The architect is Roger Ferris, who has devoted 20 years of his career to building Rubin’s pleasure palace.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
31 July 2025
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From the palaces of Rajasthan to the modern miracles of central Tokyo, there’s a little something for everyone here.—
Laura Dannen Redman,
Robb Report,
28 July 2025
Verb
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The end result is almost unrecognizable, with polished aluminum running the length of the bike with few visible fasteners or mounting points.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 July 2025
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Pressure has mounted since then for the administration to reconsider, including from members of President Donald Trump's own base who were bitterly disappointed by the announcement.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
24 July 2025
Noun
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The structure is built up to 33 stories, and the project, which is ahead of schedule, will reach a key milestone of 50% completion by the end of July.—
Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
29 July 2025
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Now, a glass curtain wall and some metal panels line the structure's edge.—
Sydney Franklin,
The Enquirer,
29 July 2025
Verb
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Celebration topped off with Austin Corbett lifting him up in the huddle.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Aug. 2025
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The most important quality of a coaster for me personally is airtime, that's the feeling where you're being lifted up out of your seat and feel multiple times lighter as the forces of gravity weaken on you.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Aug. 2025
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“Tower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tower. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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