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as in tower
a large, magnificent, or massive building
the U.S. Capitol is one of our nation's most impressive edifices
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as in building
something built as a dwelling, shelter, or place for human activity
the first edifices built by the colonists were primitive huts with walls of dried mud and roofs covered with thatch
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as in structure
the arrangement of parts that gives something its basic form
the edifice of the argument is quite simple, once you get past the fancy language
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Recent Examples of edifice
And when that happens, confidence in the entire edifice of government will unravel.
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
St James’ Park is a centripetal edifice, looming over everything and everyone.
—George Caulkin, The Athletic, 13 Mar. 2025
Yet, for all this progress, the cracks in the 401(k) edifice remain glaring.
—Brian Menickella, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Not least because the ruse allows for a Putin or two to die while another survives without toppling the edifice built by the original one.
—Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
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The tower then told the pilot that the plane was cleared to land on the runway.—
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The latest version is being built near the Dubai Canal in Business Bay, an area that has become a mixed-use business and residential zone filled with high-rise luxury towers.—
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Her pathway to revitalize the Brownsville Community includes a multi-site development spanning 16 parcels that includes 30 units across 17 buildings anchored in the Bronzeville Arts and Cultural District.—
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In the exclusive pic above, Fallon and Saint John, 48, are seen standing side-by-side in a sleek brick building with smiles on their faces.—
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As the sun sets on century-old structures and the dirt gives way to bulldozers for a multimillion-dollar rebuild, Pimlico Race Course hosted an exciting 150th Preakness Stakes on Saturday.—
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While there is no way for an AI assistant to replace a genuine human connection, a comforting presence can go a long way if no other support structure is available.—
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The cathedral was designed by the celebrity architect David Adjaye.—
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Symbolizing those connections, Istiqlal Mosque is connected by an underground tunnel to a Catholic cathedral across the street.—
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Both Hull and his production team and the Disney+ series’s own VFX team use the weight of Barbican estate style and brutalist architecture to create the sense of order being imposed on those lower levels of the city.—
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As organizations ship more features, spin up new services, and adopt increasingly complex architectures, the volume of observability data expands in parallel.—
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As religious participation declines, one important answer is to create secular frameworks that similarly build common meaning and shared purpose among people—qualities that machines, by definition, cannot provide.—
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An evolutionary framework allows AlphaEvolve to focus on the best solution and improve upon it.—
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“Edifice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/edifice. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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