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cathedral

noun

Definition of cathedral

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 According to a local outlet, the couple will marry at a cathedral in the billionaire’s hometown region of (Funchal) Madeira. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 29 June 2026 AmaSofia’s spring 2026 debut brings 31 departures, including Christmas Markets cruises, when festive decorations transform old towns and cathedrals. — Condé Nast Traveler, 25 June 2026 The cathedral, its peaceful cloister, and its ornate crypt are also worth a visit. — Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2026 The Palais de Tokyo in Paris also closed this week, as did the two towers of Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral, which have been shut since Monday. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 24 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for cathedral

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Sears gave up ownership of its namesake tower in November 1994.

— Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2026
The firm founded by the prolific New York City architect Emery Roth built the tower—technically two adjoining buildings—in the nineteen-sixties.

— D. T. Max, New Yorker, 11 July 2026

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Harry last saw his father in February 2024, shortly after it was announced that the monarch was undergoing treatment for cancer, though the palace never specified the type.

— Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 6 July 2026
The actress and the musician, who tied the knot in December 2018, selected a royal palace in India for their two back-to-back weddings.

— Alyssa Modos, PEOPLE, 5 July 2026

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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
The 1963 demolition of the original Penn Station, one of the great 20th century American edifices, was a ghastly mistake that New York has lived with and tried to correct for six decades.

— Andy Byford, New York Daily News, 5 July 2026

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