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Recent Examples of spire
Meanwhile, carpenters hewed oak beams by hand to rebuild the roof and spire, just like their medieval predecessors did.
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Dec. 2024
But the real showstopper is its soaring shikhara (spire), at 116 feet, which mirrors the mythical axis of the universe in Hindu cosmology.
—Shalbha Sarda, Architectural Digest, 4 Mar. 2025
Medallions showcasing Churchill Downs’ iconic twin spires.
—Josh Wood, The Courier-Journal, 27 Dec. 2024
Then, pull over for 50-foot-high fossil rock outcroppings and limestone spires on the Kansas prairie at Monument Rocks, which is on private land that’s open to the public south of Oakley, Kansas, right off I-70.
—Megan Michelson, Outside Online, 26 Feb. 2025
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Dec. 2024
But the real showstopper is its soaring shikhara (spire), at 116 feet, which mirrors the mythical axis of the universe in Hindu cosmology.
—Shalbha Sarda, Architectural Digest, 4 Mar. 2025
Medallions showcasing Churchill Downs’ iconic twin spires.
—Josh Wood, The Courier-Journal, 27 Dec. 2024
Then, pull over for 50-foot-high fossil rock outcroppings and limestone spires on the Kansas prairie at Monument Rocks, which is on private land that’s open to the public south of Oakley, Kansas, right off I-70.
—Megan Michelson, Outside Online, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spire
Noun
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Maddox further into a spiral that seems destined to end with bloodshed, whether realized or simply threatened.—
Hannah Giorgis,
The Atlantic,
4 Apr. 2025
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Loading your audio article OAKLAND — Long before the FBI raids last summer that sent Mayor Sheng Thao’s career into a nightmarish spiral, an army of staffers appeared hard at work getting her governing plans for Oakland off the ground.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The curves and whorls of the 3,000-pound bronze monument evoke billowing sails, crashing waves, and, more abstractly, two hands reaching toward each other.—
Alex Hutchinson,
Outside Online,
25 Mar. 2025
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The areas had large pieces of Middle and Late Iron Age pottery, as well as other cooking vessels and a spindle whorl.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
5 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Guava Slip Whipped Soufflé The Guava Slip Whipped Soufflé is infused with holistic botanicals to provide superior frizz control and styling versatility for curls, coils, and wavy hair.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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Satin keeps your curls, waves, or coils hydrated, smooth, and intact.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
11 Mar. 2025
Noun
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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
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In one of its spreads, a burst of light on muddy asphalt abuts a jumble of walls and fences, rain pounding a limousine, and a spatter of paint with a hank of rope.—
Leo Rubinfien,
The New York Review of Books,
11 Feb. 2021
Noun
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Her glam featured her hair styled with soft curls and fringe to frame her face.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
3 Apr. 2025
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Her bright blonde hair was styled in loose curls with a middle part, and her makeup was soft—just pink lips and a touch of blush.—
Robyn Merrett,
StyleCaster,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Spire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spire. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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