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
Bartolome Carino, 78, and his partner, Eleanor Pineda, celebrate Mass at the cathedral every Wednesday.
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Anissa Rivera, Daily News, 5 Feb. 2026
Nearly every street reveals another piece of history, from the striking Roman amphitheater overlooking the Mediterranean to the city’s remarkable cathedral, which combines Romanesque and Gothic architectural elements.
—Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
The sound globes rotated 340 degrees to project a cone of sound and could be tuned to re-create the environment in which the music was originally recorded—a concert hall, cathedral, nightclub, or opera house.
—Allison Marsh, IEEE Spectrum, 24 Jan. 2026
Those early Moody Center nights helped establish the venue as a pop cathedral — a place where feelings are not just allowed but encouraged at full volume.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 22 Jan. 2026
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Anissa Rivera, Daily News, 5 Feb. 2026
Nearly every street reveals another piece of history, from the striking Roman amphitheater overlooking the Mediterranean to the city’s remarkable cathedral, which combines Romanesque and Gothic architectural elements.
—Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
The sound globes rotated 340 degrees to project a cone of sound and could be tuned to re-create the environment in which the music was originally recorded—a concert hall, cathedral, nightclub, or opera house.
—Allison Marsh, IEEE Spectrum, 24 Jan. 2026
Those early Moody Center nights helped establish the venue as a pop cathedral — a place where feelings are not just allowed but encouraged at full volume.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 22 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cathedral
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But for Marsh and others, an array of massive towers and power lines planted in their backyards would forever change their pristine piece of Texas.—
Lana Ferguson,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Bryan Lium told the panel the Skydio drones can easily switch between radio frequencies and different cell towers to maintain connectivity.—
Nathaniel Percy,
Daily News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Speaking to journalists in Riyadh ahead of Prince William’s visit to Saudi Arabia later Monday, the spokesperson shared for the first time the couple’s view of the crisis that has engulfed the palace and UK parliament in recent weeks.—
Max Foster,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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As the sun sets in Lisbon, most visitors are ushered out of the Museu de Arte Contemporânea Armando Martins (MACAM), where the galleries fill a sprawling 18th-century palace.—
Michelle Tchea,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Feb. 2026
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Harkening back to the out-of-this-world aesthetics that won them broad acclaim for Poor Things, the commercial opens on a crumbling modernist edifice on a rocky outcrop in a stormy ocean.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Feb. 2026
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Katharine's first professional home was the third floor of Building 5, a seven-story brick edifice lined with wide windows smack-dab in the middle of the GE factory.—
Natalia Sánchez Loayza,
Scientific American,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Cathedral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cathedral. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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