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Against the backdrop of prison watchtowers and barbed wire, the day in Joliet featured three hours’ worth of pregame festivities, including 15 food trucks serving delicacies as quintessential as hot dogs and as unique as gourmet pasta in garlic bread cones.
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Audrey Pachuta,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
In India, a drunk elephant attacked a watchtower, while in China the supply of humanoid robots struggled to keep pace with rental demand.
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Victor J. Blue,
Harpers Magazine,
23 Nov. 2025
In 2019, Scio refashioned the 48-room property, which includes a centuries-old, unfinished watchtower, into a stylish resort with modern sensibilities.
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Jacqui Gifford,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, Vishnu heads to a watchtower and Sukhbir sets off in a boat with a backup plan if the others fail to detonate the explosives from inside.
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Time,
13 Aug. 2025
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Audrey Pachuta,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
In India, a drunk elephant attacked a watchtower, while in China the supply of humanoid robots struggled to keep pace with rental demand.
—
Victor J. Blue,
Harpers Magazine,
23 Nov. 2025
In 2019, Scio refashioned the 48-room property, which includes a centuries-old, unfinished watchtower, into a stylish resort with modern sensibilities.
—
Jacqui Gifford,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, Vishnu heads to a watchtower and Sukhbir sets off in a boat with a backup plan if the others fail to detonate the explosives from inside.
—
Time,
13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for watchtower
tower
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In addition to museums and university buildings, Pei’s oeuvre includes chapels, public plazas and air traffic control towers.
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According to the report, the southern pool deck edge became unseated from a supporting wall, causing a slab to sag and break away from the middle tower face.
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“Watchtower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/watchtower. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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