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
Catholic believers and tourists alike gathered at the cathedral to pay their respects, attending special Easter Monday services.
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Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
Yosemite’s timeless granite cathedrals and snow-melt-swollen waterfalls are awe-inspiring.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
The town’s cathedral, whose origins date to the 13th century, later became a Baroque gem.
—Catherine Sabino, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Towns, monasteries, and cathedrals had to enter into competition with parishes for financial resources and political influence.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 27 Mar. 2025
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Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
Yosemite’s timeless granite cathedrals and snow-melt-swollen waterfalls are awe-inspiring.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
The town’s cathedral, whose origins date to the 13th century, later became a Baroque gem.
—Catherine Sabino, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Towns, monasteries, and cathedrals had to enter into competition with parishes for financial resources and political influence.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cathedral
Noun
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The tower then told the pilot that the plane was cleared to land on the runway.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
18 May 2025
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The latest version is being built near the Dubai Canal in Business Bay, an area that has become a mixed-use business and residential zone filled with high-rise luxury towers.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 May 2025
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From cliffside monasteries to Milanese fashion hideouts to Venetian palaces that feel like a movie set, these properties bring a little magic to your trip.—
Lauren Mowery,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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The building is a late Renaissance palace erected around 1575 near the city’s landmark Spanish Steps.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
22 May 2025
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But where Roosevelt used his early weeks to build a new edifice, Mr. Trump has used his to tear it down.—
Peter Baker,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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Based on this assumption, one mathematician even built an entire edifice of conjectures about exotic spheres and other shapes.—
Erica Klarreich,
Quanta Magazine,
5 May 2025
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“Cathedral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cathedral. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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