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noun

ˈtau̇(-ə)r How to pronounce tower (audio)
Definition of towernext
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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verb

as in to climb

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Recent Examples of tower
Noun
The channel also said Saudi aircraft struck three telecommunications towers in Taiz province. — Khaled Wassef, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026 Investigators seized a computer tower and two iPhones during the search of Barry’s home, according to WCSC. — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026
Verb
The footage offers a peek into Kio’s surroundings, including zebra and giraffe neighbors who tower over the cub, and smaller animals who keep a watchful eye on the growing big cat. — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 15 Aug. 2026 Now another one — growing into the strongest heat dome on the planet this weekend — will tower above the United States, and this time it will be centered in the South. — Ben Noll, Washington Post, 14 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tower
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tower
  1. cathedral
  2. climb
  3. edifice
  4. ascend
  5. palace
  6. mount
  7. structure
  8. lift
Noun
  • Originally a Byzantine cathedral before becoming an Ottoman mosque and now an active place of worship once more, its vast marble interior, soaring dome and shimmering gold mosaics still inspire awe nearly 1,500 years after it was built.
    — Vicki Power, TheWeek, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Inside the cathedral’s nave, the mummified hand of St Stephen, displayed in an ornate replica of the building, was a fascinating discovery.
    — Lucy Handley, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of cathedral
Verb
  • For those who favor outdoor adventure, climb up the famed hiking trail to get to the medieval fortress at the very top of the town.
    — Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The company has paired AI with wall-climbing robots to detect corrosion, predict equipment failures, and reduce shutdown times, Semafor reported.
    — Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of climb
Noun
  • But a tarp was then placed over the entire edifice as if to hide it.
    — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Despite this modest tourism boom, the town retains plentiful architectural evidence of its history as a turn-of-the-century manufacturing hub, with an abundance of red-brick and steel edifices lining its streets.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of edifice
Verb
  • Hanson made his fame as one of the three Hanson brothers — including Isaac and Zac — who ascended to pop stardom in the late ’90s.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The officer is John Hunt (Willem Dafoe), who would lead the first successful mission to ascend it.
    — Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of ascend
Noun
  • Visit the palace and stroll through its exotic gardens, dine in the historic market square, and have a nightcap at a high-end cocktail bar for a taste of the true Monaco lifestyle.
    — Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Two students who had been visiting the palace, Eduardo Matson Ospino and Yolanda Ernestina Santodomingo, were allegedly classified as especiales, taken to a military facility, blindfolded, interrogated, tortured and threatened with execution.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of palace
Verb
  • Manchin narrowly defeated Morrisey in 2018, but Morrisey mounted a political comeback in 2024 by emerging from a crowded GOP primary and winning the governor’s mansion.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Fears mount that Yemen is inching closer to a return to a civil war that killed 150,000 before a 2022 ceasefire.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of mount
Noun
  • Finally, the structure crumbled in a roar of broken concrete and a cloud of dust.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
  • For this development, the team worked with two-dimensional hybrid organic-inorganic perovskites, arranging alternating organic and inorganic layers into precise crystalline structures.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of structure
Verb
  • But the sour mood that numerous surveys and polls have found about the state of the city does not appear to have magically lifted.
    — Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • And votes from Democrats, who are likely to balk at any major cuts to spending programs frequently targeted by Republicans, would be required to lift debt ceiling legislation over the 60-vote filibuster threshold in the Senate.
    — Garrett Downs, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026
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