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Recent Examples of spire
The scaffolding is slated to rise to the very top of the building, whose pinnacle is graced by a cupola and a needle-like spire.
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George Avalos, Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2026
Kermit the Frog's journey began atop a spire at what was first the century-old Chaplin Studio in Hollywood.
—Brian Unger, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
That spire of skulls will likely play heavily into the horror hit's sequel, The Bone Temple, directed by Nia DaCosta (Hedda) and written by 28 Years Later scribe Alex Garland (Civil War).
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Jan. 2026
Nancy is the first inside and pulls Holly down from the spire.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 1 Jan. 2026
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George Avalos, Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2026
Kermit the Frog's journey began atop a spire at what was first the century-old Chaplin Studio in Hollywood.
—Brian Unger, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
That spire of skulls will likely play heavily into the horror hit's sequel, The Bone Temple, directed by Nia DaCosta (Hedda) and written by 28 Years Later scribe Alex Garland (Civil War).
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Jan. 2026
Nancy is the first inside and pulls Holly down from the spire.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 1 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spire
Noun
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The result was a 9-1 thumping by the Hurricanes that started the Panthers’ 6-11-0 spiral that dropped them from playoff contention and also triggered Carolina’s 12-game point streak that vaulted the team to the top of the Eastern Conference standings.—
Cory Lavalette,
New York Times,
21 Mar. 2026
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Walmart Deals of the Day are basically built to break that spiral.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Its eponymous flowers are deep red-orange and the foliage is composed of whorls of needle-like, silvery-blue leaves.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
7 June 2025
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In 2024, the Ig Nobel Prize in anatomy went to an international team of scientists for their discovery that scalp hair whorls are more likely to spiral in a counter-clockwise direction in the Southern Hemisphere compared with the Northern Hemisphere.—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 June 2025
Noun
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When shopping for an innerspring, look for the coil height.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
19 Mar. 2026
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Currently, industrial gas heating is largely achieved through the use of metal coils and the burning of other fuels.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
15 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Kim lets out a sob and a hank of Natalie’s hair clings to her tears.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
10 Dec. 2025
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There was no one else on the strand, the surf a sickly yellow foam bubbling between the matted black hanks of seaweed heaped on the beach.—
Matthew Gavin Frank,
Harper's Magazine,
21 Apr. 2022
Noun
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Her hair was left long and straight with barely any curl, to echo the length of the statement-making dress.—
Gretta Monahan,
Boston Herald,
19 Mar. 2026
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As for glam, the actress’ blond hair was styled with soft barrel curls that cascaded down her shoulders.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Spire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spire. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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