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as in towers
a large, magnificent, or massive building
the U.S. Capitol is one of our nation's most impressive edifices
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as in buildings
something built as a dwelling, shelter, or place for human activity
the first edifices built by the colonists were primitive huts with walls of dried mud and roofs covered with thatch
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as in structures
the arrangement of parts that gives something its basic form
the edifice of the argument is quite simple, once you get past the fancy language
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Recent Examples of edifices
The three connected edifices form a delightful maze of spaces, with stairways and corridors linking the buildings, and six different elevators serving the six floors.
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Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 26 Aug. 2025
Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for edifices
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San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images A total of 2,977 people were killed on 9/11, including 2,606 in New York at the towers, 125 at the Pentagon, and 246 passengers and crew aboard the four planes.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Imagine stacking three Eiffel towers on top of each other, and then adding a 40-story building.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Sep. 2025
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Systems designed to support a blind astronaut navigating through sound cues, for instance, might later improve safety in hospitals, aircraft, or smart buildings.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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In New York City, local laws now require buildings over a certain size to include green roofs or solar panels.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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The structures were visible to the naked eye.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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In addition to its interior design offerings, the main construction of the house is made from Nordic Spruce wood, which is known for its durability and ability to withstand high temperatures, harsh humidity, and decay—a must-have quality for structures in the South.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
16 Sep. 2025
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England's historic cathedrals are costly to maintain.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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In an Instagram reel posted on her page (also shared by YouTube page My Husband is My Best Friend), the Basketball Wives LA star is sipping wine and engaging in tourist behavior like exploring monumental cathedrals with the Sacramento Kings coach before summer 2025 bows out.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
2 Sep. 2025
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By early January of this year, NASA had narrowed its options down to two potential architectures.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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However, these projections assume the industry can overcome its computational bottlenecks—a risky bet if compute architectures remain tethered to the past.—
Lee-Lean Shu,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Manolo Blahnik, founder, designer Blahnik’s shoes have become icons, worn in palaces, down runways and by first ladies and A-list celebrities alike.—
WWD Staff,
Footwear News,
10 Sep. 2025
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During the eight-day cruise, guests will visit the terra-cotta temples in Kalna, the Nawabi palaces of Murshidabad, the Mughal gardens of Khushbagh, the haunting ruins of Gaur, and Mayapur’s sprawling Hare Krishna complex.—
Bailey Berg,
AFAR Media,
9 Sep. 2025
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This makes strong governance frameworks and clear ownership models essential.—
Adrian Bridgwater,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Pauli and Jung found connection through their fringe theoretical frameworks, psychology and physics playing on each other to make up one beautiful and haunting mess of a universe.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Sep. 2025
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Shaffi, a senior data architect at Amazon Web Services, is widely recognized for designing secure, large scale data infrastructures that power global enterprises.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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It’s digitized government services and built one of the world’s best infrastructures for digital payments.—
Chris Perry,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Edifices.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/edifices. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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