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Recent Examples of spired
For instant — but challenging — immersion, take the short and often steep hike to the spired Cathedral Rock (about a mile, out and back).
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New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Its terra-cotta walls and spired boxwoods signal the style instantly, and inside are huge arched wooden doors and bespoke kitchen tiling.
—Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2024
Across the Rio Grande in Matamoros, church bells would ring and the spired cathedrals would remind the Irish soldiers of the old world.
—Sarah Quiñones Wolfson, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2024
It and the campsite are stunningly situated on Dickson Lake, which is bounded by a spired glacier at the far end of the water that lights up pink with the sunrise.
—Cassidy Randall, Travel + Leisure, 5 Mar. 2023
Although the occupying German forces had begun retreating, snipers in and around the city’s historic twin-spired 13th-century Gothic cathedral were still firing at the arriving American and French army troops and the ragtag local resistance fighters.
—Phil Davison, Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2023
Two other pioneer-era Utah temples — the iconic six-spired Salt Lake Temple, now shrouded in scaffolding, and the treasured Manti Temple — are undergoing major renovations as well.
—Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 29 Mar. 2022
New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Its terra-cotta walls and spired boxwoods signal the style instantly, and inside are huge arched wooden doors and bespoke kitchen tiling.
—Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2024
Across the Rio Grande in Matamoros, church bells would ring and the spired cathedrals would remind the Irish soldiers of the old world.
—Sarah Quiñones Wolfson, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2024
It and the campsite are stunningly situated on Dickson Lake, which is bounded by a spired glacier at the far end of the water that lights up pink with the sunrise.
—Cassidy Randall, Travel + Leisure, 5 Mar. 2023
Although the occupying German forces had begun retreating, snipers in and around the city’s historic twin-spired 13th-century Gothic cathedral were still firing at the arriving American and French army troops and the ragtag local resistance fighters.
—Phil Davison, Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2023
Two other pioneer-era Utah temples — the iconic six-spired Salt Lake Temple, now shrouded in scaffolding, and the treasured Manti Temple — are undergoing major renovations as well.
—Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 29 Mar. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spired
Adjective
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Brooks Nader, presenter at the Daily Front Row Fashion Media Awards co-hosted by Casamigos, paired her honey blonde hair with a timeless black one-shoulder dress and pointed-toe heels.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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While Milwaukee is sitting pretty, manager Pat Murphy had some pointed comments after Saturday's game.—
Field Level Media,
Reuters,
14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Its flowers, however, are exceedingly unusual with their pyrotechnic, gold-tipped, purple stamens.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
22 Aug. 2025
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The ball went off his hands, and safety RJ Mickens caught the tipped pass for an interception.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
9 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Starring Kaitlin Olson as Morgan Gillory, a single mother whose genius-level IQ lands her a consulting role with the LAPD, the series blends sharp humor with high-stakes investigations.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Slices of lusciously marbled brisket have a sharp, peppery bark, and the pork ribs are tinged pink with smoke straight down to the bone.—
Robert F. Moss,
Southern Living,
17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Only those working at the listening station (kept separate from the rest of the compound with barbed wire and a guard shack) knew what was really going on.—
A.K. Whitney,
Oc Register,
9 Sep. 2025
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Thailand says the barbed wire was set up to prevent the planting of mines and is on its own land.—
Matthew Tostevin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Spired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spired. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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