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
Before Sharpton and others spoke, dozens of family and friends gathered to pay their respects at an open casket at the cathedral on Blue Hills Avenue.
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2026
Further afield, Winchester and its glorious cathedral is a 20-minute drive away.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Mar. 2026
The theaters, the parks, the cathedrals, the skyscrapers.
—Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026
Built from granite and timber cut from the hillside, the humble lodge was, and still is, a cathedral of sorts for mountain lovers.
—Jen Murphy, Robb Report, 8 Mar. 2026
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2026
Further afield, Winchester and its glorious cathedral is a 20-minute drive away.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Mar. 2026
The theaters, the parks, the cathedrals, the skyscrapers.
—Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026
Built from granite and timber cut from the hillside, the humble lodge was, and still is, a cathedral of sorts for mountain lovers.
—Jen Murphy, Robb Report, 8 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for cathedral
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cathedral
Noun
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The American Tower Corporation already has a communications tower on the property.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Apr. 2026
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Trump plans a tower as tall or nearly as tall as anything around it in downtown Miami, overlooking Biscayne Bay and the Atlantic Ocean.—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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At the palace, members of the royal family stood in the courtyard to greet Leo, the women dressed in black and with lace head coverings.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Mar. 2026
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The ice palace on the mountain turned blue.—
Thomas Adamson,
Fortune,
29 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The store, a block-long edifice along Commerce Street with an in-house Starbucks coffeehouse and a movie theater around the corner, drew shoppers to whom the retailer had imparted happy memories.—
Matt Leclercq,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Mar. 2026
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Leaning against the brick edifice of the Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory on the cast-iron corridor of West Main is a massive 120-foot-high steel replica of Babe Ruth's original Louisville Slugger bat.—
Adam Sachs,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Cathedral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cathedral. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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