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- S spire 3a
1
: a slender tapering blade or stalk (as of grass)
2
: the upper tapering part of something (such as a tree or antler) : pinnacle
3
a
: a tapering roof or analogous pyramidal construction surmounting a tower
b
: steeple
a church spire
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Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
This two-bedroom, multilevel, top-floor apartment features herringbone walnut floors, arched windows, 18-foot domed ceilings, floating stairs, chef's kitchen with city views, leathered-granite baths, office/library, music room, aquarium, rooftop balcony, and access to the spire.
—The Week Staff, theweek, 5 Nov. 2024
The spires formed from erosion, weather, and ice expansion during freeze-thaw cycles.
—Alison Osius, Outside Online, 1 Nov. 2024
The projections were gone shortly—but just a few months later, so was Trump’s name; by the end of the year, the 391-room, 46-story glass spire that towers over neighboring apartment buildings was renamed the Dominick Hotel.
—Kyle Khan-Mullins, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
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Since the fire on April 15, 2019, during which flames engulfed the roof and the spire, Notre Dame's bells have been undergoing cleaning.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
This two-bedroom, multilevel, top-floor apartment features herringbone walnut floors, arched windows, 18-foot domed ceilings, floating stairs, chef's kitchen with city views, leathered-granite baths, office/library, music room, aquarium, rooftop balcony, and access to the spire.
—The Week Staff, theweek, 5 Nov. 2024
The spires formed from erosion, weather, and ice expansion during freeze-thaw cycles.
—Alison Osius, Outside Online, 1 Nov. 2024
The projections were gone shortly—but just a few months later, so was Trump’s name; by the end of the year, the 391-room, 46-story glass spire that towers over neighboring apartment buildings was renamed the Dominick Hotel.
—Kyle Khan-Mullins, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Spire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spire. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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