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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
Through the centuries, the watchtowers evolved into self-sufficient villages that grew crops, raised sheep and housed farmers.
—Aileen Weintraub, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 July 2025
The bus stopped near the Iraqi border, where watchtowers loomed on hills and armed border patrol abounded.
—Amir Ahmadi Arian, The Dial, 10 June 2025
Browns Canyon Dynamic granite walls stretch above the Arkansas River like a castle’s watchtowers: Both paddlers and anglers alike gawk skyward in appreciation of the geological glory of Browns Canyon.
—Morgan Tilton, Denver Post, 8 June 2025
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Time, 13 Aug. 2025
Through the centuries, the watchtowers evolved into self-sufficient villages that grew crops, raised sheep and housed farmers.
—Aileen Weintraub, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 July 2025
The bus stopped near the Iraqi border, where watchtowers loomed on hills and armed border patrol abounded.
—Amir Ahmadi Arian, The Dial, 10 June 2025
Browns Canyon Dynamic granite walls stretch above the Arkansas River like a castle’s watchtowers: Both paddlers and anglers alike gawk skyward in appreciation of the geological glory of Browns Canyon.
—Morgan Tilton, Denver Post, 8 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for watchtower
tower
Noun
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Humanity, united by one language, settles on a plain in Shinar and begins constructing a tower to reach the heavens and make a name for themselves.—
John Fugelsang
September 12,
Literary Hub,
12 Sep. 2025
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The result is organized, accessible, and much sleeker than a leaning tower of battered cardboard.—
Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott,
Southern Living,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Watchtower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/watchtower. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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