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
Berliners celebrate in snowfall Tourists and Berliners alike marked the end of 2025 by enjoying snowfall, taking selfies and making snowmen in front of the German capital’s cathedral and the iconic Brandenburg Gate.
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Rod McGuirk, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2025
Chicago is now home to a culinary holy grail, with Adalina Prime’s towering ceilings and curved wooden beams mirroring an actual cathedral.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 30 Dec. 2025
The move came after King Charles III was heckled during a visit to a cathedral.
—Sarah Sotoodeh, FOXNews.com, 30 Dec. 2025
Without any historical detail to orient these voices, their singing possesses a kind of beauty that swells into terror, like the vaguely unsettling feeling of setting foot in a cathedral.
—Emma Madden, Pitchfork, 21 Dec. 2025
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Rod McGuirk, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2025
Chicago is now home to a culinary holy grail, with Adalina Prime’s towering ceilings and curved wooden beams mirroring an actual cathedral.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 30 Dec. 2025
The move came after King Charles III was heckled during a visit to a cathedral.
—Sarah Sotoodeh, FOXNews.com, 30 Dec. 2025
Without any historical detail to orient these voices, their singing possesses a kind of beauty that swells into terror, like the vaguely unsettling feeling of setting foot in a cathedral.
—Emma Madden, Pitchfork, 21 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cathedral
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One of the options is a helicopter flight to Bryce Canyon and Zion as well as the Grand Canyon, which is located in neighboring Arizona, departing directly from the resort’s helipad that’s set among sandstone towers.—
Brittany Anas,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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The main control tower has since been back up and running, according to the Federal Aviation Administration, but not before nearly 900 flights were delayed.—
Marissa Sulek,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
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The Prince and Princess of Wales still use KP as their London home, and on two separate instances over the holidays, a man broke onto the grounds of the palace carrying a heavy rucksack.—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
6 Jan. 2026
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Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were grabbed from their presidential palace in Caracas, the South American country’s capital, during a precision military operation.—
New York Daily News,
New York Daily News,
5 Jan. 2026
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When the current building was constructed in its place, the Old Imperial Bar retained Art Deco flourishes of the former edifice, including a partial facade fashioned by Wright.—
Brad Japhe,
Forbes.com,
17 Jan. 2026
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The edifice boasts an abundance of sculpted decoration, while its grand staircase echoes Michelangelo’s design for the Laurentian Library in Florence.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Cathedral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cathedral. Accessed 24 Jan. 2026.
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