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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
What would this mean, structurally, for those shorter edifices?
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Ian Parker, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
The gremlins come out; the edifices crumble; the saucy doubts and fears triumph.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2024
Whatever your specific interest, there’s seemingly an entire edifice devoted to it.
—Brad Japhe, Travel + Leisure, 22 Jan. 2025
Yet in a matter of months, the edifice of Iranian influence has come crashing down.
—Richard Haass, Foreign Affairs, 6 Jan. 2025
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Ian Parker, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
The gremlins come out; the edifices crumble; the saucy doubts and fears triumph.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2024
Whatever your specific interest, there’s seemingly an entire edifice devoted to it.
—Brad Japhe, Travel + Leisure, 22 Jan. 2025
Yet in a matter of months, the edifice of Iranian influence has come crashing down.
—Richard Haass, Foreign Affairs, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for edifice
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Some tower damage may affect cellphone and internet service, the city said.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
20 Mar. 2025
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It would have been taken roughly an hour after police allege his phone pinged a cell tower near the crime scene following the quadruple stabbing inside.—
Michael Ruiz,
Fox News,
20 Mar. 2025
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And things really pick up once the car starts driving itself, with William threatening to steer his passenger off the edge of a building or into innocent children.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
21 Mar. 2025
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Entire blocks are facing evacuation orders in Polk County, North Carolina, due to a trio of wildfires that have begun consuming buildings, first responders say.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Mar. 2025
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At stake are family budgets, America's prominence as the world's leading financial power and the structure of the global economy.—
Time,
Time,
30 Mar. 2025
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At stake are family budgets, America’s prominence as the world’s leading financial power and the structure of the global economy.—
Josh Boak,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2025
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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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The Ones swear loyalty to the queen of Good (Camille Cottin), who’s headquartered in a space cathedral linked to the area via an undersea portal.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
11 Mar. 2025
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The hotel's rustic architecture offers a distinct sense of place.—
Sophie Mendel,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Mar. 2025
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For example, systems built on Grace Hopper deliver 7× higher throughput between CPU and GPU compared to standard architectures.—
Janakiram MSV,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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Their reputations, while not always stellar, are governed by robust regulatory frameworks, which can inspire a level of trust.—
Zennon Kapron,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Hamas has refused, instead demanding a return to negotiations aimed at launching the second phase of the deal, as had been planned under the framework of the truce deal.—
Chantal Da Silva,
NBC news,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Edifice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/edifice. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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