as in cathedral
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 tower
Pat Harvey, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
Built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1935, the quarter-mile-long run has a 30-foot tower and dips and valleys, for a total vertical drop of about 90 feet.
—Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 9 Jan. 2026
Rachel McRady, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Food stands intermingle with high-end shopping boutiques, while the buildings tower over the people below.
—Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 24 Aug. 2025
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Cell phone towers may be damaged or overloaded.
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Infantino agreed that Barron would tower over the average soccer player.
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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.—
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Reconstruction is now complete and the cathedral is even more breathtaking.—
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For five years, the group from Mexico's National Autonomous University has climbed the volcano with pounds of equipment, risked data loss due to bad weather or a volcanic explosion and used artificial intelligence to analyze the seismic data.—
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But as prices have climbed in recent days, locals have increasingly stayed away from the market stalls, reducing the chaos to a relative hush.—
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The edifice may at first appear to have realized the modernist dream of injecting avant-garde art into everyday life, but its architects’ intention that the building serve only the glitterati of its day evacuated this modernist aesthetic of the socialist ideals typically underpinning it.—
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Inaugurated in 1897, this grand classical edifice has had its ups and downs, much like the city itself.—
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Tate McRae’s So Close To What rises 8-5 (40,000), SZA’s SOS steps 7-6 (40,000), Sabrina Carpenter’s Man’s Best Friend falls 5-7 (38,000), and Wallen’s One Thing at a Time ascends 9-8 (36,000).—
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The Texans rank among the young ascending teams in the league and are led by 41-year-old head coach Demeco Ryans and Stroud, the team’s 24-year-old quarterback.—
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The Prince and Princess of Wales still use KP as their London home, and on two separate instances over the holidays, a man broke onto the grounds of the palace carrying a heavy rucksack.—
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Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were grabbed from their presidential palace in Caracas, the South American country’s capital, during a precision military operation.—
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Most reported 10 to 12 months is a standard timeline to preserving an animal and mounting for customers.—
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For a more permanent setup, mounting it on the ceiling keeps the projector out of the way and minimizes the risk of people, pets, or objects impeding the projection.—
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Their streamlined structure transitions effortlessly from day excursions to evening dinners, keeping packing minimal and chic.—
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Samsung addressed these issues early in development by redesigning the sensor structure.—
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The mission will lift off from the Kennedy Space Center, where SpaceX will also launch the Crew-12 astronauts.—
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Syria’s transitional president has succeeded in lifting the siege.—
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“Tower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tower. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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