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
Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
On Tuesday, Nvidia’s stock rose after CEO Jensen Huang presented a vision of Nvidia’s future in which the company’s chips would be placed in everything from cell phone towers to robotic factories to self-driving cars.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 29 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
As such, signal quality depends on tower proximity and line-of-sight.
—Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
On Tuesday, Nvidia’s stock rose after CEO Jensen Huang presented a vision of Nvidia’s future in which the company’s chips would be placed in everything from cell phone towers to robotic factories to self-driving cars.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tower
Noun
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In typical Betsy fashion, the wedding was in a grand cathedral in Paris.—
Reia Li,
AZCentral.com,
26 Oct. 2025
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The heist has prompted a national reckoning, with some officials comparing the shock to the 2019 burning of Notre-Dame cathedral.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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At the end of the game, Alma climbs onto the evac chopper before everything cuts to black.—
Will Borger,
Rolling Stone,
31 Oct. 2025
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The light, fluffy chiffon cake climbs high in the tube pan.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
31 Oct. 2025
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Its 392-foot tower, said to be the tallest church edifice in the United States, offers spectacular views from its perch on a hill at 122nd Street, overlooking the Hudson River to the west, skyscrapers to the south, and the sprawling expanse of Harlem and the South Bronx to the north and east.—
Luke Cyphers,
Sportico.com,
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
Verb
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In two years, the cars will ascend toward a building full of paying members instead of open sky.—
Patrick Iversen,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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From there, the bacteria can get into the urethra as a result of poor hygiene or improper wiping in the bathroom, then ascend into the urinary tract.—
Aria Bendix,
NBC news,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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According to Maitlis, when helicopters and cameras were already on scene, the palace decided the moment had gotten too big and the plan was canceled.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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And in the chaotic months since, clues about Tice’s fate have begun to seep through the walls of Syria’s once-impenetrable prisons and palaces.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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There has been mounting outside pressure on LSU to make a coaching change at the top, but Kelly's approximate $52 million buyout is prohibitive.—
Jordan Sigler,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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Those issues were especially notable as Mizzou attempted to mount a late drive to send the game to overtime.—
Maddie Hartley,
Kansas City Star,
26 Oct. 2025
Noun
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As Kerr has noted several times this season, teams play less often on back-to-back nights, instead using an every-other-night structure.—
Nick Friedell,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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The ribbed trim and longer sleeves add a dose of structure.—
Alesandra Dubin,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Mpisi said that Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande both helped clean her up and lift her spirits after the spill.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Nov. 2025
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On your straight leg, tighten the muscles on the front of your thigh and slowly lift your leg to the height of your bent knee or slightly higher.—
Jakob Roze,
Health,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Tower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tower. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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