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: a tower in eastern Asia usually with roofs curving upward at the division of each of several stories and erected as a temple or memorial
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On the way to visit her, New York Times journalists passed a Buddhist pagoda balanced, golden and delicate, on a rocky outcrop.
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Hannah Beech Adam Ferguson, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2024
But most of the resplendent old churches, pagodas, and monasteries were now derelict shells or razed to the ground—the Khmer Rouge had demolished many places of worship.
—Chantha Nguon, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Feb. 2024
There he was captivated by the five-story pagoda symbolizing the elements of earth, water, fire, air and space.
—Robin Pogrebin, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2024
Nowadays most distilleries buy their grain ready malted, which has significantly increased the fire safety in distilleries but the pagoda’s have become synonymous with Scotland’s distilling heritage.
—Mark Littler, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
After walking up the 400 or so steps to get to the pagoda, find a quiet spot under a cherry blossom tree (a visit during cherry blossom season is a must to see the hillside flanked in pink) and get down on one knee.
—Laura Hampson, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Feb. 2024
Garfield Park trail: The roughly 1.5-mile trail around Garfield Park on the city's south side takes you past several features, including the pagoda, botanical gardens, playground and aquatic center, and offers ample parking.
—Jen Guadarrama, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Mar. 2024
There were no young girls floating by in elegant dresses, no scrubbed and spoiled children dressed in their finery and dragged toward churches and pagodas, no whisper of music drifting out of windows.
—Chantha Nguon, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Feb. 2024
So Las Vegas' Bellagio’s Conservatory & Botanical Gardens has upped the ante with an exhibit worthy of its roar, complete with pagodas, cherry blossom trees, gold coins, and, of course, golden dragons.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 1 Feb. 2024
Hannah Beech Adam Ferguson, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2024
But most of the resplendent old churches, pagodas, and monasteries were now derelict shells or razed to the ground—the Khmer Rouge had demolished many places of worship.
—Chantha Nguon, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Feb. 2024
There he was captivated by the five-story pagoda symbolizing the elements of earth, water, fire, air and space.
—Robin Pogrebin, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2024
Nowadays most distilleries buy their grain ready malted, which has significantly increased the fire safety in distilleries but the pagoda’s have become synonymous with Scotland’s distilling heritage.
—Mark Littler, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
After walking up the 400 or so steps to get to the pagoda, find a quiet spot under a cherry blossom tree (a visit during cherry blossom season is a must to see the hillside flanked in pink) and get down on one knee.
—Laura Hampson, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Feb. 2024
Garfield Park trail: The roughly 1.5-mile trail around Garfield Park on the city's south side takes you past several features, including the pagoda, botanical gardens, playground and aquatic center, and offers ample parking.
—Jen Guadarrama, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Mar. 2024
There were no young girls floating by in elegant dresses, no scrubbed and spoiled children dressed in their finery and dragged toward churches and pagodas, no whisper of music drifting out of windows.
—Chantha Nguon, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Feb. 2024
So Las Vegas' Bellagio’s Conservatory & Botanical Gardens has upped the ante with an exhibit worthy of its roar, complete with pagodas, cherry blossom trees, gold coins, and, of course, golden dragons.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 1 Feb. 2024
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“Pagoda.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pagoda. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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pagoda
noun
pa·go·da
pə-ˈgōd-ə 
: a tower in eastern Asia of several stories erected as a temple or memorial
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