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Recent Examples of spire
The skyscraper is styled with gold lettering and a red, white and blue spire.
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Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 31 Mar. 2026
In 2019, fire swept across the top of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris during renovation work on the landmark structure; the blaze collapsed the cathedral’s spire and spread to one of its iconic rectangular towers.
—ABC News, 30 Mar. 2026
The spire is, forgive me, inspired.
—Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 30 Mar. 2026
There are rim trails and Spider Rock, the canyon's iconic sandstone spire soaring 800 feet above the canyon floor.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 5 Mar. 2026
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Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 31 Mar. 2026
In 2019, fire swept across the top of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris during renovation work on the landmark structure; the blaze collapsed the cathedral’s spire and spread to one of its iconic rectangular towers.
—ABC News, 30 Mar. 2026
The spire is, forgive me, inspired.
—Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 30 Mar. 2026
There are rim trails and Spider Rock, the canyon's iconic sandstone spire soaring 800 feet above the canyon floor.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 5 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spire
Noun
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Recreational activities have changed, but the spiral from contender to cellar remains unchecked.—
Ronald Blum,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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When that happened, Gala started rebalancing the in-game economy and shrinking TOWN distributions, reducing profits for existing players and hastening an economic death spiral.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In most flowers, sepals are a whorl of green, known as a calyx, at the base of the petals, but here sepals, which are pointed, make up the entire inflorescence.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
25 Apr. 2026
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Rendered with a deep blue backdrop and whorls of soft spring colors, La femme finds Lopez staring peaceably into the middle distance, holding a bouquet of flowers.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Rinse and dry the coils and drip pans completely before putting them back in the correct place.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
1 May 2026
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Zevik Glidai, a 78-year-old math teacher and volunteer ambulance driver, discovered coils of the translucent fiber-optic cables surrounding a drone that crashed into his backyard in the northern Israeli city of Kiryat Shmona on April 13.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 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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Jojoba seed oil and sunflower seed extract hydrate dry hair so curls stay bouncy and not crunchy.—
Alanna Martine Kilkeary,
Glamour,
29 Apr. 2026
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Then there’s the Medium Conditioner, which features shea butter, castor oil, and panthenol to smooth the cuticle and lock in hydration, keeping curls soft and defined.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Spire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spire. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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