Thesaurus results for CATHEDRALS

cathedrals

noun

plural of cathedral

as in towers

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 cathedrals Originally inspired by the basilicas and cathedrals of Paris, Luminiscence co-founder Romain Sarfati and his team developed a way to engage visitors with the historic architectural beauty surrounding them. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026 Notre Dame Stadium is one of the cathedrals of college football. — Curt Rallo, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026 Towering cathedrals of ice define the shore, in contrast to the vast, untouched, eerily silent expanses that stretch inland. — Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 11 Sep. 2026 Here, Windstar’s experts will guide travelers through winding lanes lined with Byzantine churches and cathedrals that date back to the 12th and 13th centuries. — Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Sep. 2026 For more than a century, college football has inspired the building of vast concrete-and-steel on-campus cathedrals — only for the names on the blueprints to become historical footnotes. — Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026 The interior is like a step into Italy, with tall arches, a dome ceiling from old cathedrals and a mosaic fountain on the back bar, all surrounded by bronze sculptures. — Jenn Rice, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026 Jenna Bush Hager and her husband, Henry Chase Hager, soaked up the sights in Rome with their children in August 2025, checking out the iconic Colosseum, taking in historic art and cathedrals, and, of course, eating some gelato. — Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026 They have been launched from mountains, riverbanks, bridges, medieval ramparts, cathedrals. — Paige Williams, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026

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Other commenters reported that some of the festival’s sound towers did not seem to be working during portions of the show.

— Katie Bain, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2026
The team assembles, jumping off lifeguard towers, leaping over beach patrons, and, of course, running and diving in slow motion to make the rescue.

— Isabella Albaig, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2026

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Tea & Coffee Piazza was essentially architecture in miniature, translating the vocabulary of buildings into household objects that echoed the postmodern edifices it was so obviously bought for.

— Robb Report, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026
Neighborhoods have sprung back to life thanks to new ferry services; long-derelict edifices are being renovated, including the 1888 Custom House, which is opening this year as a hotel, The Langham; and there are plans for a pedestrian bridge.

— Tony Perrottet, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

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And indeed, many other movie palaces in Chicago did end up falling to the wrecking ball.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
Viewers are swept through the country estates of Dorset to the wilds of Dartmoor, before heading into Regency London and out to the palaces of Buckinghamshire.

— Charley Ward, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Oct. 2026

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For the regional stage, meaning the cancer has spread to nearby structures or lymph nodes, the 5-year relative survival rate is 40%.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
Vibrations merge into rhythm The experimental material combines elastic structures, sensors, electronics and actuators.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026

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