1
: a large bell in the clock tower of the Houses of Parliament in London
2
: the tower that houses Big Ben
also
: the clock in the tower
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London As Big Ben chimed midnight, London celebrated 2026 with fireworks over the River Thames.
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Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 31 Dec. 2025
Big Ben kept watch over the revelry in London while revelers in Ireland celebrated from Galway to Cork.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025
Not being lumped with Brees and Big Ben, then, might benefit Rivers’ induction odds.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Dec. 2025
What was previously the town post office—hence the namesake—was restored by architect Louis Cloquet in a Neo-Gothic style back in 1898, with multiple spires and a clocktower not dissimilar to the Big Ben.
—Livia Caligor, Architectural Digest, 23 Dec. 2025
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Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 31 Dec. 2025
Big Ben kept watch over the revelry in London while revelers in Ireland celebrated from Galway to Cork.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025
Not being lumped with Brees and Big Ben, then, might benefit Rivers’ induction odds.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Dec. 2025
What was previously the town post office—hence the namesake—was restored by architect Louis Cloquet in a Neo-Gothic style back in 1898, with multiple spires and a clocktower not dissimilar to the Big Ben.
—Livia Caligor, Architectural Digest, 23 Dec. 2025
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“Big Ben.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Big%20Ben. Accessed 5 Jan. 2026.
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