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Recent Examples of spire
Kermit the Frog's journey began atop a spire at what was first the century-old Chaplin Studio in Hollywood.
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Brian Unger, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
That spire of skulls will likely play heavily into the horror hit's sequel, The Bone Temple, directed by Nia DaCosta (Hedda) and written by 28 Years Later scribe Alex Garland (Civil War).
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Jan. 2026
But this year should see the 564-foot-tall Tower of Jesus of Christ, the basilica’s 18th and final spire (the 17 shorter ones are dedicated to the 12 apostles, four Evangelists and the Virgin Mary), finished in time for the centenary of architect Antoni Gaudí’s death in June.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 1 Jan. 2026
Nancy is the first inside and pulls Holly down from the spire.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 1 Jan. 2026
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Brian Unger, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
That spire of skulls will likely play heavily into the horror hit's sequel, The Bone Temple, directed by Nia DaCosta (Hedda) and written by 28 Years Later scribe Alex Garland (Civil War).
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Jan. 2026
But this year should see the 564-foot-tall Tower of Jesus of Christ, the basilica’s 18th and final spire (the 17 shorter ones are dedicated to the 12 apostles, four Evangelists and the Virgin Mary), finished in time for the centenary of architect Antoni Gaudí’s death in June.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 1 Jan. 2026
Nancy is the first inside and pulls Holly down from the spire.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 1 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spire
Noun
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Consumer groups say wage advances can be riddled with fees and in some cases, similar to payday loans, can lead America’s most vulnerable workers into an unhealthy debt spiral.—
Cheryl Winokur Munk,
CNBC,
27 Feb. 2026
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These middle-man companies like DoorDash that profit on extracting rent (as opposed to creating something) get fatally caught in the destructive spiral of lay offs and AI reinvestment.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
26 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Its eponymous flowers are deep red-orange and the foliage is composed of whorls of needle-like, silvery-blue leaves.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
7 June 2025
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In 2024, the Ig Nobel Prize in anatomy went to an international team of scientists for their discovery that scalp hair whorls are more likely to spiral in a counter-clockwise direction in the Southern Hemisphere compared with the Northern Hemisphere.—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 June 2025
Noun
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Beneath, the ThermaGraph Cooling Foam and TitaniumCoil Support Base with up to 2,040 coils is designed to promote balanced spinal support over time and lasting support.—
Ethan M. Stone,
USA Today,
27 Feb. 2026
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Shuffling off this mortal coil need not occasion grief, however.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Kim lets out a sob and a hank of Natalie’s hair clings to her tears.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
10 Dec. 2025
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There was no one else on the strand, the surf a sickly yellow foam bubbling between the matted black hanks of seaweed heaped on the beach.—
Matthew Gavin Frank,
Harper's Magazine,
21 Apr. 2022
Noun
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The Bluff actress rocked boho halo braids with her natural curls to show off her ombré dye job.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
25 Feb. 2026
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With a simple glance or curl of the lip, our brains learn more about a character than five pages of a dialogue ever could tell us.—
Chris O'Falt,
IndieWire,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Spire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spire. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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