as in cathedrals
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
Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 9 Feb. 2026
Our first stop was the cemetery of Penpont Church, a handsome Gothic Revival building with a spire that towers a hundred and twenty feet over the village.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Along the path, benches invite you to pause to enjoy the Texas sunlight, while nesting boxes, bee hives, chimney swift towers, and a wildlife watering station hint at the rich ecosystem.
—Kat Stinson, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2026
Just not seeing these huge concrete towers is a big improvement.
—Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
Founded in Lagos, IHS went public on the New York Stock Exchange in 2021 and completed a purchase of nearly 6,000 towers in South Africa from MTN the following year.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 6 Feb. 2026
Karan de Felice reimagined the landmark as a lounge with Balinese teak furniture for diners to have drinks, seafood towers, caviar and French fries while waiting for tables; the floor was raised to maximize proximity to the water.
—Rebecca Kleinman, Footwear News, 6 Feb. 2026
With its brilliant prose and unrelenting darkness and pessimism, José Donoso’s The Obscene Bird of Night towers over Chilean literature.
—Larry Rohter, The New York Review of Books, 5 Feb. 2026
Taipei 101 towers over the capital of Taiwan, its steel-and-glass stature becoming synonymous with the city.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 26 Jan. 2026
Noun
Building new office towers was a nonstarter in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, when Atlanta was flooded with unwanted workspace.
—Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 9 Feb. 2026
Our first stop was the cemetery of Penpont Church, a handsome Gothic Revival building with a spire that towers a hundred and twenty feet over the village.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Along the path, benches invite you to pause to enjoy the Texas sunlight, while nesting boxes, bee hives, chimney swift towers, and a wildlife watering station hint at the rich ecosystem.
—Kat Stinson, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2026
Just not seeing these huge concrete towers is a big improvement.
—Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
Founded in Lagos, IHS went public on the New York Stock Exchange in 2021 and completed a purchase of nearly 6,000 towers in South Africa from MTN the following year.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 6 Feb. 2026
Karan de Felice reimagined the landmark as a lounge with Balinese teak furniture for diners to have drinks, seafood towers, caviar and French fries while waiting for tables; the floor was raised to maximize proximity to the water.
—Rebecca Kleinman, Footwear News, 6 Feb. 2026
With its brilliant prose and unrelenting darkness and pessimism, José Donoso’s The Obscene Bird of Night towers over Chilean literature.
—Larry Rohter, The New York Review of Books, 5 Feb. 2026
Taipei 101 towers over the capital of Taiwan, its steel-and-glass stature becoming synonymous with the city.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 26 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for towers
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Carved from porous tufa stone once covered by the sea, the four wine cathedrals are considered an engineering marvel.—
Irene S. Levine,
Forbes.com,
17 Jan. 2026
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Gothic architecture, on the other hand, focused on height and light; despite being constructed from heavy stone, Gothic cathedrals seem to defy the laws of gravity.—
Stefanie Waldek,
Architectural Digest,
9 Jan. 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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Waymo mounts its sensors on Jaguar SUVs.—
Karoline Leonard,
Austin American Statesman,
3 Feb. 2026
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With the precision of a great documentarian and the pace of an expert thriller director, Howard mounts an enviably well-rounded procedural dramatization of a story that captivated headlines in 2018.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Jan. 2026
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Bonaire Resort-style Cabin Kit Robin Pekkala, an Allwood Outlet brand representative, told Travel + Leisure to think of the structures as additional space outside of your home that can be transformed into a guest cottage, pool house, art studio, yoga room, home office space, or even a music studio.—
Rylee Johnston,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Feb. 2026
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Laguna Beach city leaders are mulling a proposal that would ban large pop-up shade structures on the sand to protect the safety of beachgoers.—
Michele Gile,
CBS News,
7 Feb. 2026
Verb
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As anxiety rises, so does our need for self-care.—
Stefanie Groner,
Glamour,
4 Feb. 2026
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When the temperature rises to more than single digits, the Earth might burn up!—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The area is dotted with many extravagant forts and palaces built by the Rajputs.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
5 Feb. 2026
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Move over, Quentin Tarantino, there’s a new hotshot celebrity restoring old movie palaces to their former glory.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
4 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Additionally, these leggings act as shapewear, featuring a contoured power waistband that provides core compression, lifts the backside, and provides an overall smoothing effect.—
Caroline Hughes,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Jan. 2026
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Saturn leaving Pisces on February 13 lifts the heavy blanket of sorrow and exhaustion that’s been dampening your life force for the last three years, freeing you to unthaw a bit from the winter of your discontent.—
Steph Koyfman,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 Jan. 2026
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The coaches are proud seeing former student-athletes who once roamed the halls of their school achieve this kind of success.—
Victor Jacobo,
CBS News,
8 Feb. 2026
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Both Kilpatrick and Nidorf have failed recent inspections by the Board of State and Community Corrections, the California regulatory agency overseeing jails and juvenile halls.—
Jason Henry,
Daily News,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Towers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/towers. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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