pagoda

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Recent Examples of pagoda Inspired by the Iwo Jima Memorial near Arlington National Cemetery, the monument depicts five Vietnamese soldiers raising a flag with the Quang Tri citadel wall and a pagoda serving as a backdrop. Heather McRea, Orange County Register, 24 Mar. 2025 The South Bed blooms with cherry blossom trees of every shade of pink and white, set against blue-and-white porcelain sculptures, including a 33-foot-tall porcelain pagoda. Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 21 Jan. 2025 Known for its five-storied pagoda, the Buddhist temple was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994, as part of the Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto. Joelle Diderich, WWD, 17 Jan. 2025 Today’s photo, with its olive green watercolour hues, intensifies the deeply vibrant purple flowers bursting open on this gorgeous pagoda shaped tower. New York Times Games, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for pagoda
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Noun
  • Scotland’s Gleneagles has such surprises as an ice-cream cart and a falconry facility, while Casablanca’s new Royal Mansour is far enough from the local mosque to serve booze on-site.
    Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 5 July 2025
  • Churches, synagogues, temples, mosques — these worldly shells stand as evidence of New York’s long history of diversity and change.
    Justin Davidson, Curbed, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • Spike and Isla take the miracle baby to shelter, a temple made of bones constructed by Dr. Kelson (Ralph Fiennes).
    Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
  • The temple—dubbed Palaspata, after the native name for the area—is located on a hilltop in the municipality of Caracollo, near Tiwanaku's historical UNESCO site by Lake Titicaca.
    Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • Karen Diamond, 82, died June 25 and was privately buried with her family in attendance, according to authorities and members of her synagogue, Boulder's Bonai Shalom.
    Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 1 July 2025
  • In northwest Indiana, organizers had to scramble to find new sponsors: An interfaith coalition of local churches and synagogues teamed up to raise events funds, each committing about $1,000 to $2,500, along with several steadfast local businesses, Peksenak said.
    Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • On Friday afternoon, the site had been transformed into a temporary shrine.
    Jack Lang, New York Times, 6 July 2025
  • The importance of shrines and temples to the cultural life of Tokyo can’t be overstated.
    Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2025

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“Pagoda.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pagoda. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.

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