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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
Sentry, the company’s first hardware product, is a surveillance tower that watches borders and other secure areas. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026 The update was published 10 weeks after the hot fire test anomaly, and in parallel Blue Origin has rapidly been working to clear debris around the sprawling Launch Complex 36-A site in Florida and starting to rebuild a launch tower. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 6 Aug. 2026
Verb
But the higher volumes required technical advances, including a retractable 25-foot-long keel, a hybrid power-management system, and a towering 221-foot main mast and 199-foot mizzen to handle enormous sail areas. — Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 16 June 2026 Colorful flowers tower over guests, butterflies are as big as birds and snails and bumblebees crawl and buzz along the walls. — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 16 June 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
  • In nearby Manizales, one of the towers of the neo-Gothic cathedral collapsed and fell on the nave.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Images showed one of the towers of the city's neo-Gothic cathedral had collapsed and fallen on the nave.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of cathedral
Verb
  • Moreover, the most recent data from August shows prices climbing again.
    — Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Europeans also face the prospect of hikes to their energy bills this winter, as natural gas prices climb.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of climb
Noun
  • Built in 1829 as a seminary, the Colonial-style edifice went on to become a country club, then faculty housing for nearby Bennington College, and later a private home, remaining in the same family’s care for some six decades.
    — Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 13 July 2026
  • In a provocation to the Forest Service officers monitoring the blockade, the slightest nudging threatened to send the edifice crashing to the ground and Tubbs to his maiming or death.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
Definition of edifice
Verb
  • But after Bronin and two other challengers took on a sitting lawmaker, a deep bench of Democrats in Connecticut who are waiting to ascend the political ladder both at the state and federal levels might not be willing to wait for retirements.
    — Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 12 Aug. 2026
  • When the conference was in its early stages of ascending to dominance in the late 2000s, two of the greatest coaches of their era called Tuscaloosa and Gainesville home.
    — Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of ascend
Noun
  • For centuries, India’s rulers treasured these precious stones, decorating their palaces, thrones, and crowns with them, and wearing them in lavish displays of wealth and opulence.
    — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Built in the sixth century under Emperor Justinian, the ancient reservoir is 106,000 square feet in size and once supplied water to the Imperial palace.
    — CNT Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of palace
Verb
  • Pressure is mounting to reopen the Strait of Hormuz as the International Energy Agency (IEA) warns that global oil stockpiles are dwindling rapidly.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Without those conditions, efforts to end the fighting are apt to falter, and the strategic, economic, and human costs will continue to mount.
    — Matt Waldman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of mount
Noun
  • At the Base of Trees and Shrubs Fences and rock walls aren’t the only structures poison ivy likes to climb.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Giving copper a twist The researchers fabricated electrodes with helical copper structures via electrodeposition using a chiral templating reagent.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of structure
Verb
  • Wednesday’s game pits French champions and Champions League winners PSG against Premier League side Villa, who lifted the Europa League courtesy of a 3-0 win over Freiburg.
    — Dean Jones, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026
  • He was then lifted for a pinch-hitter in the bottom of the seventh.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of lift

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