watchtower

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Recent Examples of watchtower The path finally flattened at the bottom of a watchtower covered on one side with steel scaffolding. Erin Tan, NBC news, 13 May 2026 In Paro, Tiger's Nest (the country's signature hike) is a quick drive away, as is the National Museum of Bhutan, housed inside a 17th-century watchtower. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 May 2026 The Hasmonean walls encircled an area much larger than the current Old City of Jerusalem, with 60 watchtowers along the wall that were more than 10 meters (33 feet) tall, according to ancient writings. CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for watchtower
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tower
Noun
  • Sears gave up ownership of its namesake tower in November 1994.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2026
  • The firm founded by the prolific New York City architect Emery Roth built the tower—technically two adjoining buildings—in the nineteen-sixties.
    D. T. Max, New Yorker, 11 July 2026

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“Watchtower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/watchtower. Accessed 16 Jul. 2026.

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