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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
Every corner of the island bears witness to physical remnants of the seven nations whose flags once crowned its edifices, giving visitors the impression of exploring a living history book still intact.
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Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2026
Time captive within the grand edifices of the past, parading on the stage of memory.
—Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
Non-Orientable Nkansa, 2017, one of his earliest large-scale installations, announced his dedication to monumental assemblages that fixate on negligence and crumbling edifices.
—Edna Bonhomme, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
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.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 26 Aug. 2025
Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2026
Time captive within the grand edifices of the past, parading on the stage of memory.
—Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
Non-Orientable Nkansa, 2017, one of his earliest large-scale installations, announced his dedication to monumental assemblages that fixate on negligence and crumbling edifices.
—Edna Bonhomme, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
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.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for edifices
Noun
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Onlookers gawked from the balconies of nearby condo towers.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
13 Apr. 2026
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Airports have been closed, office blocks and residential towers hit, and lives disrupted in myriad ways by air raid sirens and nights spent hiding in bathrooms or under stairs.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
13 Apr. 2026
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Now, residents and Mayor Eddie Melton are making efforts to revitalize the city — the childhood home of Michael Jackson and his brothers — by tearing down blighted buildings and pursuing a ten-year redevelopment plan.—
Robert McCoppin,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2026
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The brush fire damaged about 2 acres of land but did not damage any buildings.—
Riley Rourke,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Much of the wooden buildings were destroyed by fire in 1923, later replaced with brick structures.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Apr. 2026
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Some structures on the grounds are 200 years old, salvaged from the hog farm that was on the property 40-plus years ago.—
Teresa Woodard,
Midwest Living,
10 Apr. 2026
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Entry is free, and the interior is genuinely stunning — the kind of stop that rewards curiosity even if cathedrals aren’t typically your thing.—
Lauren Schuster,
Miami Herald,
10 Apr. 2026
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On shrill winter nights, Moscow’s power is conspicuous, its Orthodox cathedrals and Stalinist high-rises illuminated, though the view falls dim in the autumn and spring, shrouded in sheets of greige.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 2026
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What looked like a narrow corridor of cosmic architectures now opens into an embarrassment of possibilities.—
Paul M. Sutter,
Scientific American,
27 Mar. 2026
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Organizations may experiment constantly, yet their architectures of experimentation increasingly resemble one another.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Several of the royal palaces hold public egg hunts according to the Crown’s official website, but the royal family doesn’t host or participate in any of them.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
4 Apr. 2026
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Most visitors to London see an old-world scrim of royal palaces, ancient pubs and West End theaters.—
Frank Langfitt,
NPR,
4 Apr. 2026
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Most current educational models were built on frameworks from the 1920s, optimized for uniformity and rote instruction, not for the range of students in classrooms today.—
Sherri Helvie,
New York Daily News,
19 Apr. 2026
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Covalent organic frameworks have been explored as potential electrolyte materials because of their porous and stable structures.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Apr. 2026
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We’re spread too thin, needing to connect complex infrastructures of storytelling instead of engaging in-depth with a single tale.—
Matthew Razak,
Space.com,
13 Apr. 2026
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Unpaved road infrastructures may become unusable for most vehicles.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Edifices.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/edifices. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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