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
Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026
In May 2025, the Signia by Hilton hotel, a 541-room lodging tower in downtown San Jose, was taken back by its lender through a foreclosure that valued the hotel at $80 million, or $147,900 a room.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 15 June 2026
Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2026
There are usually one or two prospects who tower over the rest of the draft, and the whole basketball universe knows the top picks well before draft night.
—Matthew Coller, Twin Cities, 12 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Thursday’s storms also caused damage to more than 295 poles and 15 transmission towers throughout the utility’s service area.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026
In May 2025, the Signia by Hilton hotel, a 541-room lodging tower in downtown San Jose, was taken back by its lender through a foreclosure that valued the hotel at $80 million, or $147,900 a room.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 15 June 2026
Verb
Five years ago, a tragic and depressing environmental story unfolded when thousands of giant sequoia trees, an iconic California species that tower 300 feet high and can live for 3,000 years, were killed during multiple large wildfires that roared across the southern Sierra Nevada.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2026
There are usually one or two prospects who tower over the rest of the draft, and the whole basketball universe knows the top picks well before draft night.
—Matthew Coller, Twin Cities, 12 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tower
Noun
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Nations do not build cathedrals, win wars, or put things into orbit through a collection of talented individuals pursuing their own agendas.—
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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In the meantime, Smith is banned from the cathedral.—
Andy Sheehan,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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Schwarber’s major league-leading home run total climbed to 28, and the performance marked the fifth three-homer game of his career.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
21 June 2026
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Highs are expected to reach the mid-90s in the San Gabriel Valley and the San Fernando Valley, and possibly climb to 100 degrees or higher in the Antelope Valley and the Cuyama Valley in Santa Barbara County, said Weather Service spokesperson Carol Ciliberti.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
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Glass and steel edifices sprang up in cities around the country, and brought with them the heyday of downtowns.—
Luis Melecio-Zambrano,
Mercury News,
10 June 2026
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In the years since, visitors along Idaho Street in Boise have seen few signs of life from the tan edifice between Capitol Boulevard and Eighth Street.—
Darin Oswald,
Idaho Statesman,
3 June 2026
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Hoopes’ gold medal-winning routine marked his first continental title since ascending to the senior ranks.—
Caroline Price,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
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Turner came to SpaceX through the military and higher education pipeline before ascending through several senior manufacturing leadership roles at the company, his LinkedIn shows.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
20 June 2026
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That’s more of what Atlanta expected to see from Spain, the most recent powerhouse to roll through Arthur Blank’s downtown palace.—
Gabriel Burns,
AJC.com,
21 June 2026
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The main ceremony took place at Villa Valguarnera, a historic 18th century Sicilian palace first commissioned in 1712 by Anna Gravina, Princess of Gravina and Valguarnera.—
José Criales-Unzueta,
Vanity Fair,
20 June 2026
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Under the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, schools faced mounting pressure to raise test scores, creating a fundamental tension between learning time and and play time.—
Cierra Morgan,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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Frustrated with your mounting obligations?—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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Days before the five-year anniversary of the 2021 building collapse that killed 98 people in Surfside, the federal government has published findings that determined the structure of the Champlain Towers South condominium started failing about three weeks before the catastrophe.—
Aaron Leibowitz,
Miami Herald,
23 June 2026
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Strong winds struck an outdoor section of the venue, causing the structure to partially collapse.—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
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Finland’s parliament on Wednesday voted to lift a decades-old ban on nuclear weapons, approving a major defense policy shift aimed at aligning the country more closely with North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) deterrence strategy.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
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The hospital was initially placed on lockdown, but that order was lifted several hours later as police began clearing the scene.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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“Tower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tower. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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