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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
Glass and steel edifices sprang up in cities around the country, and brought with them the heyday of downtowns.
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Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 10 June 2026
Those living in Upper Manhattan and Harlem must contend with buildings and structures rising up from The Bronx; those on the Upper East Side and Midtown will be looking toward Queens, while those in the East Village, down to Houston Street, are facing Brooklyn edifices.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 18 May 2026
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.
—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
Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 10 June 2026
Those living in Upper Manhattan and Harlem must contend with buildings and structures rising up from The Bronx; those on the Upper East Side and Midtown will be looking toward Queens, while those in the East Village, down to Houston Street, are facing Brooklyn edifices.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 18 May 2026
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.
—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
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For only the third time in history, fireworks will launch directly from the towers of the Golden Gate Bridge this July 4th.—
Tim Fang,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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Remain out of the water due to hazardous swimming conditions, or stay near occupied lifeguard towers.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
15 June 2026
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Rather than footing a lofty bill to renovate the buildings, the LMHA Board of Commissioners decided in 2024 to demolish and rebuild.—
Killian Baarlaer,
The Courier-Journal,
22 Aug. 2025
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The city stressed the buildings’ hot or cold water supply were not affected by the outbreak, meaning people in the buildings could safely drink water, bathe, shower, cook, and use air conditioners.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
22 Aug. 2025
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Regulatory reports have also flagged the risk that highly leveraged non-bank lenders , operating in relatively opaque structures, could amplify stress in a future downturn .—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
9 Dec. 2025
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The result is a moving study of how two simpaticos can crash together, and bend social structures to accommodate their profound feeling.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Dec. 2025
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College football’s greatest assets are its fans and cathedrals.—
Scott Dochterman,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
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The result is not the hushed heaviness of many European cathedrals, but something brighter and much more vertical.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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While competitors pivoted constantly, Island's engineering team built proper architectures instead of quick fixes, actually accelerating their feature development over time.—
Tarun Galagali,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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Based on these numbers, both companies have optimized their graphics architectures to serve specific and disparate audiences.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
7 Nov. 2024
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King Kalakaua is said to have been inspired by the grand palaces of Europe when designing his own in the islands.—
Alia Beard Rau,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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This will include considering banning the subletting of homes—as Andrew was allowed to do—as well as no longer allowing those who do not work for the Firm to live rent-free in palaces.—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
8 June 2026
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Heavy dependence on a small number of cloud providers and foundation model developers creates single points of failure that traditional risk management frameworks were never designed to handle.—
Mayra Rodriguez Valladares,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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Importantly, the bill also mandates that the frameworks developed by AI companies be audited annually by an independent third party to ensure compliance with the requirements in the bill — a first for AI legislation anywhere in the country.—
John R. Dearie,
Chicago Tribune,
11 June 2026
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Our mortality is determined by demographics, daily choices, and the infrastructures meant to keep us healthy.—
Nicole F. Roberts,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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According to the team’s modeling, grasslands contain about 40 percent of Earth’s AM infrastructures, with particularly high concentrations predicted in the Florida Everglades, the Tibetan plateau in Asia, and South Sudan in Africa.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
11 June 2026
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“Edifices.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/edifices. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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