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Noun
Yes, Aida is an old-fashioned blockbuster, a tale of bloodthirsty slavers, desert vendettas, and love amid the pyramids. Justin Davidson, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025 The monumental step pyramid features rows of native desert plants whose growth will transform the structure over six months, mirroring nature’s cycles of life and death. David Hochman, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025 In 2018, shortly before RFR bought the building (a deal also included an adjacent retail property, the pyramid topped Trylons), the rent jumped from $7.78 million to $32.5 million a year, and was set to increase to $41 million by 2028. Kim Velsey, Curbed, 19 Dec. 2024 The pyramids are popular tourist attractions and the public is allowed to enter for a fee. Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for pyramid 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pyramid
Noun
  • Thankfully, Paradise manages to generate real tension even before the big twist hits, with multiple layers of conspiracies and cover-ups.
    Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 26 Jan. 2025
  • Questions lingered and still do: How did someone manage to get past the president’s security checkpoints, including three layers of protection?
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Popular on Variety The easy way to make a social-justice drama about a man who has been incarcerated and is trying to go straight is to demonstrate that the system is stacked against him.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 25 Jan. 2025
  • The odds are firmly stacked against either one of them winning a fifth this season.
    Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Since the train doesn’t have a second floor, the upper bed has more space and the person sleeping there can sit without hitting their head — something my husband appreciated greatly.
    Christin Parcerisa Vigueras, Travel + Leisure, 18 Jan. 2025
  • Anthony’s daughter, Hajime White, who lives in Arkansas, told The Washington Post that authorities told her that her father’s body was found by Justin’s bed.
    Esme Mazzeo, CNN, 18 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Almost 10 feet of sand and dirt had piled up on the shipwreck.
    Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Bleak new superlatives about the cost of living are piling up: About half of city households are struggling to pay for basic necessities, New York has the lowest apartment vacancy rate in a half-century, and about 146,000 homeless children are enrolled in local schools.
    Eliza Shapiro, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • One approach is to bury the pots underground, and mound soil or mulch over top to cover the graft union.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 18 Dec. 2024
  • If containers are too large to move indoors or to a sheltered location, mound mulch around the pot and wrap it in a heavy blanket or burlap.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 8 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • In the summer, the Buttes-Chaumont Park is as popular a picnic destination as Paris Plages along the banks of the Seine.
    Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 22 Jan. 2025
  • Constructed on the banks of the Cravo Sur River in Colombia’s Casanare Department, this colorful property offers a seamless blend of relaxation and outdoor adventure opportunities, with upscale amenities and a diverse array of expeditions available for guests.
    Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025

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“Pyramid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pyramid. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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