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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Located a stone’s throw from the Duomo cathedral on Via Broletto, where a regular Vespa scooter store stood until before the summer, the space will carry a selection of products, from the brand’s fashion line, the first category extension introduced in June 2024, and design objects to Vespa mopeds.
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Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 27 Sep. 2025
There are marching bands performing it and choirs singing it in cathedrals in Europe.
—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
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Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 27 Sep. 2025
There are marching bands performing it and choirs singing it in cathedrals in Europe.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cathedral
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Cell tower data placed his phone inside Israel near Kibbutz Kfar Aza, one of the sites where Hamas and its supporters carried out a brutal massacre.—
Greg Norman , Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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This mass is lifted and lowered frequently within a vertical elevator core or a container tower.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Oct. 2025
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Where to stay More than 225-year-old palace Samode Haveli doesn’t shy away from color.—
Sophie Friedman,
AFAR Media,
22 Oct. 2025
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So, the King wanting them out of palace grounds makes sense, as that could solve two problems.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
20 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
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“Cathedral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cathedral. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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