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The prison is also ringed by multiple electric fences and 19 watchtowers.
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David Culver, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
Along the way, bicyclists can encounter the last remaining watchtowers, museums and memorials, and the modern-day city center.
—Tanya Mohn, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
In India, a drunk elephant attacked a watchtower, while in China the supply of humanoid robots struggled to keep pace with rental demand.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
It was used by the K.G.B. as a watchtower and a radio antenna during the long occupation, which ended only with the fall of the Iron Curtain, in 1991.
—Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
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David Culver, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
Along the way, bicyclists can encounter the last remaining watchtowers, museums and memorials, and the modern-day city center.
—Tanya Mohn, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
In India, a drunk elephant attacked a watchtower, while in China the supply of humanoid robots struggled to keep pace with rental demand.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
It was used by the K.G.B. as a watchtower and a radio antenna during the long occupation, which ended only with the fall of the Iron Curtain, in 1991.
—Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for watchtower
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Following the dedication, Belly announces their plans to get married in August from across the seafood tower.—
Dina Kaur,
AZCentral.com,
31 July 2025
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Begin with bubbling escargot or a rich, creamy foie gras, but the showstopper is the seafood tower filled with tuna tartare, East Coast oysters, shrimp and lobster with mignonette sauce.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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“Watchtower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/watchtower. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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