as in tower
a large, magnificent, or massive building
the company didn't want just a new office building—it demanded a cathedral that proclaimed its place among the giants of finance
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Recent Examples of cathedral
There are marching bands performing it and choirs singing it in cathedrals in Europe.
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Devon Ivie, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2025
But Skae, who previously ran the retail business for another New York red sauce cathedral—Rao’s in East Harlem—and led its 2017 acquisition, is enjoying his second act.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
On Monday, the coffin was moved within London to the cathedral, where a private Vigil with Rite of Reception and Vespers was held.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
In 1902, the Bishop of Mallorca asked him to redesign the interior of the island’s cathedral.
—D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
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Devon Ivie, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2025
But Skae, who previously ran the retail business for another New York red sauce cathedral—Rao’s in East Harlem—and led its 2017 acquisition, is enjoying his second act.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
On Monday, the coffin was moved within London to the cathedral, where a private Vigil with Rite of Reception and Vespers was held.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
In 1902, the Bishop of Mallorca asked him to redesign the interior of the island’s cathedral.
—D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cathedral
Noun
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Some flights in the air were able to land, with assistance from the approach controllers that normally guide planes to the airport, but usually hands them off to the tower for landing.—
Aaron Cooper,
CNN Money,
10 Oct. 2025
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Kelp towers above me, collared with fluffy crimson algae.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Oct. 2025
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In April, the gardens were full of pinks and yellows and whites, all framed by views of the palace, the city, or the high mountains.—
Fiona Mozley,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Oct. 2025
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The Olympia opened on Flagler Street as a silent movie palace in 1926.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
3 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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“Cathedral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cathedral. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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