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
Rachel McRady, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Food stands intermingle with high-end shopping boutiques, while the buildings tower over the people below.
—Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 24 Aug. 2025
Denise Chow, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2025
The Ship upper stage is also designed to be caught by the launch tower's arms, though Musk has stated SpaceX's first attempt to do so will take place in early 2026.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Infantino agreed that Barron would tower over the average soccer player.
—Rachel McRady, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Food stands intermingle with high-end shopping boutiques, while the buildings tower over the people below.
—Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 24 Aug. 2025
Verb
The SpaceX Starship spacecraft is hoisted along the launch tower for stacking atop the Super Heavy booster in preparation for its 11th test flight from the company's complex in Starbase, Texas, on Saturday.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2025
The Ship upper stage is also designed to be caught by the launch tower's arms, though Musk has stated SpaceX's first attempt to do so will take place in early 2026.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tower
Noun
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In the capital city of Palma, don’t miss the Gothic cathedral and Royal Palace of La Almudaina next door.—
Allison Tibaldi,
USA Today,
9 Oct. 2025
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According to the cathedral's website, the special Mass is traditionally celebrated on the Sunday before the first Monday in October, which marks the opening of the Supreme Court's annual term.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
5 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In one instance, Holmes alleged, Lorch goaded Holmes into a storage room and told him to climb a ladder to a lofted space to retrieve some uniforms.—
Luke Cyphers,
Sportico.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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The debut of gym-style competition climbing in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics further expanded the sport’s visibility, bringing powerhouse women climbers like Janja Garnbret and Brooke Raboutou to the global stage.—
Kelli María Korducki,
HubSpot,
17 Oct. 2025
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Non-Orientable Nkansa, 2017, one of his earliest large-scale installations, announced his dedication to monumental assemblages that fixate on negligence and crumbling edifices.—
Edna Bonhomme,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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Think of watching that alfresco, beside a sacred edifice, while trying to digest your tortellini in brodo.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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Daredevil, aka the blind lawyer Matt Murdock, faced off against Vincent D’Onofrio’s Wilson Fisk, aka the Kingpin, who ascended to mayor of New York City.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
11 Oct. 2025
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As Adolf Hitler and the Nazis rose to power, Rudolph quickly ascended through the ranks.—
Johnny Dodd,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
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Boeing’s business-jet division announced a new plan to turn commercial-passenger 747-8 airliners into the largest floating palaces in the sky.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
14 Oct. 2025
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Here, find Vogue’s guide to the very best hotels in Venice, from glittering palace stays to under-the-radar design gems.—
Liam Hess,
Vogue,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The 49ers defense did have an immediate response after Warner’s injury, as rookie Mykel Williams had a sack on third down, but the 49ers went into halftime trailing 20-16 and couldn’t mount a second-half rally.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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Several theatrical productions were mounted before filmmaker Hector Babenco turned the story into an Oscar-winning film starring Raul Julia and William Hurt in 1985; cut to eight years later, when a musical adaptation took Broadway by storm and swept the Tonys.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
11 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Real Madrid are stepping up plans towards a radical change in their ownership structure — one that would allow external investors to purchase stakes in the club for the very first time.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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That all larger structures and processes that occur between those structures, including all chemical reactions, don’t require anything more than those fundamental laws and constituents.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The research team also revealed that the robots can change their shape and gait to adapt to different terrains or to perform a variety of functions, such as gripping and lifting objects.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
18 Oct. 2025
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Two teaspoons of baking powder lift the dense cookie dough into puffy masterpieces.—
Robin Miller,
AZCentral.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Tower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tower. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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