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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 towers
Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 4 May 2026
Office towers continued changing hands uptown as the city pushes toward mixed-use development.
—Charlotte Observer, 4 May 2026
In the hilly suburb of Kirtland, Ohio, one palatial pad towers above the rest.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 4 May 2026
Also, a wild rumor spread that the government actually created Hurricane Helene using weather monitoring towers as a weather weapon.
—Lesley Stahl, CBS News, 3 May 2026
Boston's youngest neighborhood has transformed a former sea of waterfront parking lots and warehouses into a destination of glass towers, acclaimed restaurants, and a growing hotel scene.
—Cameron Sperance, Travel + Leisure, 3 May 2026
The $30 million, 28-story towers contained 3,000 rooms, an 18-hole rooftop miniature golf course complete with sand traps and its own hospital.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2026
Its tallest skyscrapers sit meters away from the sea, and a system of elevated moving walkways ferries pedestrians uphill and downhill, between office towers.
—Pauline J. Yao, Artforum, 2 May 2026
The removal of fuel subsidies in 2023 triggered a surge in diesel prices, rising by as much as 200% within a year, and operators now spend $400 million annually to keep towers running.
—ABC News, 1 May 2026
Noun
While several taller towers have gone up around Young Circle, the city’s land-use map anticipates development will be focused up and down Federal from Sheridan Street all the way to Pembroke Road.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 4 May 2026
Office towers continued changing hands uptown as the city pushes toward mixed-use development.
—Charlotte Observer, 4 May 2026
In the hilly suburb of Kirtland, Ohio, one palatial pad towers above the rest.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 4 May 2026
Also, a wild rumor spread that the government actually created Hurricane Helene using weather monitoring towers as a weather weapon.
—Lesley Stahl, CBS News, 3 May 2026
Boston's youngest neighborhood has transformed a former sea of waterfront parking lots and warehouses into a destination of glass towers, acclaimed restaurants, and a growing hotel scene.
—Cameron Sperance, Travel + Leisure, 3 May 2026
The $30 million, 28-story towers contained 3,000 rooms, an 18-hole rooftop miniature golf course complete with sand traps and its own hospital.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2026
Its tallest skyscrapers sit meters away from the sea, and a system of elevated moving walkways ferries pedestrians uphill and downhill, between office towers.
—Pauline J. Yao, Artforum, 2 May 2026
The removal of fuel subsidies in 2023 triggered a surge in diesel prices, rising by as much as 200% within a year, and operators now spend $400 million annually to keep towers running.
—ABC News, 1 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for towers
Noun
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Entry is free, and the interior is genuinely stunning — the kind of stop that rewards curiosity even if cathedrals aren’t typically your thing.—
Lauren Schuster,
Miami Herald,
10 Apr. 2026
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On shrill winter nights, Moscow’s power is conspicuous, its Orthodox cathedrals and Stalinist high-rises illuminated, though the view falls dim in the autumn and spring, shrouded in sheets of greige.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 2026
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Every corner of the island bears witness to physical remnants of the seven nations whose flags once crowned its edifices, giving visitors the impression of exploring a living history book still intact.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Jan. 2026
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Time captive within the grand edifices of the past, parading on the stage of memory.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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In England chaos reaches its zenith when a Kentishman named Jack Cade, encouraged by York (who has been sent to put down a revolt in Ireland), mounts an insurrection that plays havoc in the streets of London.—
Gitanjali Roy,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
23 Apr. 2026
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In their efforts to win the race, the Soviets push their reactors too hard, prompting a meltdown — the NASA crew mounts a bold rescue mission, taking their Soviet counterparts on board.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The Trinity fire, which started May 1 in Phelan, burned 19 acres with no structures damaged, though the blaze destroyed an unknown number of Joshua trees.—
Blanca Begert,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2026
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This elliptical, enigmatic sentence, with its palindromic form (not unlike that of the Heart Sutra), signals the main thrust of Pau’s work, which employs structures of looping, repetition, and recursion to explore the space of ambiguity and uncertainty.—
Pauline J. Yao,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
Verb
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Rare earth demand rises The ubiquity of rare earth elements means demand keeps rising.—
Anton L. Delgado,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
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From the fiery lake of damnation, Lucifer rises as Satan to seduce humanity’s first parents, Adam and Eve, in the flawless Garden of Eden, triggering the Fall of Man and the loss of Paradise itself.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
29 Apr. 2026
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Nilan would graduate from that puddle to Catholic Memorial to Northeastern to the great hockey palaces of his day, the Montreal Forum, Madison Square Garden and Boston Garden.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
2 May 2026
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The canal is lined on either side by palaces, churches, hotels and other public buildings, with 4 bridges across it.—
Lauren Schuster,
Kansas City Star,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Yet unlike physical fog that eventually lifts, The Fog keeps data opaque at all times—even as computation happens.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 Apr. 2026
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The first half of May stays relatively busy, but the pressure gradually lifts.—
Steph Koyfman,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The expectation of even a modicum of diversity within the halls of government could disappear quickly.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
2 May 2026
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Some bargain hunters poked around, while a handful of old-timers walked the halls for exercise.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Towers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/towers. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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