as in cathedral
a large, magnificent, or massive building
a hill from which one can gaze upon the towers of that great and historic city
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Recent Examples of tower
Pat Harvey, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
Built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1935, the quarter-mile-long run has a 30-foot tower and dips and valleys, for a total vertical drop of about 90 feet.
—Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 9 Jan. 2026
Rachel McRady, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Food stands intermingle with high-end shopping boutiques, while the buildings tower over the people below.
—Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 24 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Cell phone towers may be damaged or overloaded.
—Pat Harvey, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
Built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1935, the quarter-mile-long run has a 30-foot tower and dips and valleys, for a total vertical drop of about 90 feet.
—Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 9 Jan. 2026
Verb
Infantino agreed that Barron would tower over the average soccer player.
—Rachel McRady, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Food stands intermingle with high-end shopping boutiques, while the buildings tower over the people below.
—Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 24 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tower
Noun
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The Friends of Notre-Dame de Paris, a nonprofit founded in 2017, has led international fundraising efforts to rebuild and restore the cathedral.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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As Lorentz tied the knot with his bride Jade, the cathedral was filled with bright lights, candles and statues.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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For five years, the group from Mexico's National Autonomous University has climbed the volcano with pounds of equipment, risked data loss due to bad weather or a volcanic explosion and used artificial intelligence to analyze the seismic data.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Jan. 2026
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But as prices have climbed in recent days, locals have increasingly stayed away from the market stalls, reducing the chaos to a relative hush.—
Regina Garcia Cano,
Fortune,
10 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The edifice may at first appear to have realized the modernist dream of injecting avant-garde art into everyday life, but its architects’ intention that the building serve only the glitterati of its day evacuated this modernist aesthetic of the socialist ideals typically underpinning it.—
Michaëla de Lacaze Mohrmann,
Artforum,
1 Jan. 2026
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Inaugurated in 1897, this grand classical edifice has had its ups and downs, much like the city itself.—
Laura Itzkowitz,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Preller hopes Stammen can help the team ascend to a new level and win a World Series.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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In fact, rumors even indicate a funeral has already been planned and Prince William has taken on more duties in preparation for ascending the throne.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The Prince and Princess of Wales still use KP as their London home, and on two separate instances over the holidays, a man broke onto the grounds of the palace carrying a heavy rucksack.—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
6 Jan. 2026
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Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were grabbed from their presidential palace in Caracas, the South American country’s capital, during a precision military operation.—
New York Daily News,
New York Daily News,
5 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The wreath’s poppies are mounted on an arrangement of black leaves, following tradition for the sovereign, and its ribbon bears the King’s racing colors of scarlet, purple and gold.—
Stephanie Petit,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
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With only weeks until Thanksgiving, travelers nationwide face mounting uncertainty and dwindling options as flight cancellations deepen across the country.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA Today,
9 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Their streamlined structure transitions effortlessly from day excursions to evening dinners, keeping packing minimal and chic.—
Gabrielle Porcaro,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Jan. 2026
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Samsung addressed these issues early in development by redesigning the sensor structure.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Once the polish is fully dry and hardened, use a credit card or your fingers to lift under the blob and break it off.—
Emily Benda Gaylord,
The Spruce,
11 Jan. 2026
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Matthew Stafford threw a 19-yard go-ahead touchdown pass to Colby Parkinson with 38 seconds to lift the Los Angeles Rams to a dramatic 34-31 wild-card round win over the Carolina Panthers in the opening game of the NFL playoffs on Saturday.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
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“Tower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tower. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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