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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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The design was practical, but the symbolism was unsubtle: Right across the river from St. Paul’s Cathedral, an old cathedral of industry was becoming a temple to art.
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Jason Farago, New York Times, 8 May 2025
These scans combined with subsequent scans to contribute to a 3D model with detailed representations of the cathedral’s flying buttresses, arches, ribbed vaults, intricate wood carvings and stained glass, guiding the more than $700 million restoration.
—Ronald Bisio, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
To celebrate him, hundreds of people filled the lush plaza in front of the city’s towering, yellowing cathedral.
—Marco Garro, New York Times, 12 May 2025
Daniela Piña Barajas, a kindergarten teacher in San Jose, and her husband, Jose Piña, a middle school sports coach, attend Mass regularly at the San Jose cathedral.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 9 May 2025
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Jason Farago, New York Times, 8 May 2025
These scans combined with subsequent scans to contribute to a 3D model with detailed representations of the cathedral’s flying buttresses, arches, ribbed vaults, intricate wood carvings and stained glass, guiding the more than $700 million restoration.
—Ronald Bisio, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
To celebrate him, hundreds of people filled the lush plaza in front of the city’s towering, yellowing cathedral.
—Marco Garro, New York Times, 12 May 2025
Daniela Piña Barajas, a kindergarten teacher in San Jose, and her husband, Jose Piña, a middle school sports coach, attend Mass regularly at the San Jose cathedral.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 9 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cathedral
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Although an acclaimed 2014 biopic, Love & Mercy, chronicled the musician’s rise, fall and return to relative stability, the magnitude of Wilson’s work towers above his legend as a troubled genius.—
Barry Walters,
Billboard,
11 June 2025
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The strawberry moon rises behind a tower at a marina in Cyprus on June 10, 2025.—
Kate Nalepinski,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 June 2025
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There are colonial palaces next to street markets, and winding lanes that take you through the centuries on a stroll.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
4 June 2025
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While there, William and Kate visited the Bhutanese palace and were greeted with a traditional Bhutanese welcoming ceremony.—
Greta Bjornson,
People.com,
4 June 2025
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The volcanic edifice, composed of a complex succession of lava flows and ash deposits, started to take shape around 100,000 years ago.—
David Bressan,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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Those costs are still as much as 20 percent less than building something new because the edifice is retained, Mr. Pestronk said.—
Ellen Rosen,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Cathedral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cathedral. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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