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
Built from granite and timber cut from the hillside, the humble lodge was, and still is, a cathedral of sorts for mountain lovers.
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Jen Murphy, Robb Report, 8 Mar. 2026
Growing up, the theater was a holy place, a cathedral of congregation.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Grain elevators rise like prairie cathedrals.
—Sponsored Content, Denver Post, 6 Mar. 2026
In the prequel to the final act, all hell broke loose, summoning flames from the ground and shattering the cathedral’s glass, where the red-skinned devil appeared.
—Charlie Vargas, Oc Register, 22 Feb. 2026
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Jen Murphy, Robb Report, 8 Mar. 2026
Growing up, the theater was a holy place, a cathedral of congregation.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Grain elevators rise like prairie cathedrals.
—Sponsored Content, Denver Post, 6 Mar. 2026
In the prequel to the final act, all hell broke loose, summoning flames from the ground and shattering the cathedral’s glass, where the red-skinned devil appeared.
—Charlie Vargas, Oc Register, 22 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for cathedral
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cathedral
Noun
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The worker then pulled the emergency brake to stop the train before getting off to inform the control tower.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
17 Mar. 2026
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Emails reviewed by The Sacramento Bee showed how the endowment donated the tower on the heels of a proposal to merge KVIE and CapRadio.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
17 Mar. 2026
Noun
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When one steps through its doors, they are transported into an ornate palace that seems to exist outside of time.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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The damage to the palace and neighboring heritage sites was later confirmed in a statement by Rouhollah Seyyed al-Asgari, the Deputy for Cultural Heritage of Isfahan Province.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
13 Mar. 2026
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By packing the 20-year-old arena to the tune of 19,478 against the Heat, the Hornets tied the franchise’s single-season record for sellouts at the edifice at the corner of Trade and Caldwell with 16.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
18 Mar. 2026
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And wherever general relativity is visible in the world, Farah says, there’s an opportunity to better understand it—and perhaps even to find new cracks in the edifice of Einstein’s greatest theory, from which fresh ideas could spring.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Cathedral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cathedral. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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