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Recent Examples of high-rise
For example, in Manhattan, high-rise buildings have landed eye‑catching leases.
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Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh, Fortune, 16 Mar. 2026
Opened in 1927 as a high-rise apartment building but converted during the war years into an upscale stay, the Pontchartrain had suffered over decades of rising damp and tumbling fortunes.
—Rick Bragg, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2026
For many years in San Francisco, that place was the Huntington Hotel, a stately brick high-rise atop Nob Hill, just around the corner from the original Fairmont San Francisco—the chain’s first—and across from the Pacific-Union Club.
—Ben Ryder Howe, Air Mail, 14 Mar. 2026
Pair them with a suit that’s also a bit irreverent, like high-rise slacks with a matching cropped jacket.
—Alison Syrett Cleary, InStyle, 14 Mar. 2026
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Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh, Fortune, 16 Mar. 2026
Opened in 1927 as a high-rise apartment building but converted during the war years into an upscale stay, the Pontchartrain had suffered over decades of rising damp and tumbling fortunes.
—Rick Bragg, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2026
For many years in San Francisco, that place was the Huntington Hotel, a stately brick high-rise atop Nob Hill, just around the corner from the original Fairmont San Francisco—the chain’s first—and across from the Pacific-Union Club.
—Ben Ryder Howe, Air Mail, 14 Mar. 2026
Pair them with a suit that’s also a bit irreverent, like high-rise slacks with a matching cropped jacket.
—Alison Syrett Cleary, InStyle, 14 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for high-rise
Adjective
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At the bottom of Hudson’s statuesque column dress, the same artistic landscape was embroidered onto semi-sheer black material, giving the floor-grazing hemline a diaphanous effect and showing off a glimpse of her towering stilettos.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
15 Mar. 2026
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The dwarf nana pomegranate is a small shrub that thrives in hotter climates, and will fit into your home as easily as a statuesque tree.—
Rae Ford,
Martha Stewart,
26 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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On Shabbat, the Acheinu, a prayer for liberating those held in captivity, was recited from the bimah, an elevated platform where sermons are often delivered.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Although winds will be mostly light, between 5 and 10 mph, the dry air combined with very dry vegetation will result in a continuation of elevated fire danger.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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So, Minnesota gets uplifted for this.—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
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Come connect, reflect, and leave uplifted—ready to turn up the volume on your dreams.—
Kris Slugg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Dec. 2025
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“High-rise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high-rise. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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