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a large, magnificent, or massive building
the company didn't want just a new office building—it demanded a cathedral that proclaimed its place among the giants of finance
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Recent Examples of cathedral
While the city has long been renowned for its dazzling cathedral, there’s far more to the settlement than just looks, with cozy wine bars and high-end restaurants scattered all across city limits.
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Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
The Catholic Church stands with immigrants, as Cardinal Robert McElroy reminded us in the recent prayer service at the cathedral.
—Scott Santarosa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
Three people have lived in the deserted cathedral in the past two years, with each occupant — an electrician, a sound engineer and a journalist — paying a monthly fee to live in the priest’s quarters.
—Anna Cooban, CNN, 31 Jan. 2025
In Argentina, whose population is roughly 63 percent Catholic, people celebrated Bergoglio’s ascendancy to the papacy with jubilation in the streets; thousands headed to the country’s cathedrals waving Argentine flags.
—Federico Perelmuter, The Dial, 13 Mar. 2025
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Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
The Catholic Church stands with immigrants, as Cardinal Robert McElroy reminded us in the recent prayer service at the cathedral.
—Scott Santarosa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
Three people have lived in the deserted cathedral in the past two years, with each occupant — an electrician, a sound engineer and a journalist — paying a monthly fee to live in the priest’s quarters.
—Anna Cooban, CNN, 31 Jan. 2025
In Argentina, whose population is roughly 63 percent Catholic, people celebrated Bergoglio’s ascendancy to the papacy with jubilation in the streets; thousands headed to the country’s cathedrals waving Argentine flags.
—Federico Perelmuter, The Dial, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cathedral
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The crescent shape of the new condo tower and its jarring proximity, combined with the formerly soothing prevailing breeze, creates a wind tunnel that rakes across the north side of Building 3 and the driveway entrance, knocking down patio furniture, annihilating hairdos and slamming car doors.—
Linda Robertson,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2025
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Spectrum cleared the tower but suffered an anomaly shortly thereafter.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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The two marry, and Maomao dances for her mother on the palace walls.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
2 Apr. 2025
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Its image appears in souvenirs, poetry, and on palace walls.—
Daphne Ewing-Chow,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Built after Emperor Claudius’ death in A.D. 54, the temple was once one of imperial Rome’s most extravagant pagan edifices, whose foundations measured some 600 by 650 feet, more than the area of two football fields.—
Tony Perrottet,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Mar. 2025
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Yet, for all this progress, the cracks in the 401(k) edifice remain glaring.—
Brian Menickella,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Cathedral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cathedral. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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