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Recent Examples of spire
While not a Derby-specific collectible per se, a coin for LMPD’s 4th Division — which operates in the area surrounding Churchill Downs — features an image of a horse race beneath the track’s twin spires on its front.
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Josh Wood, The Courier-Journal, 27 Dec. 2024
The cathedral endured a devastating fire in spring 2019 that resulted in the collapse of its spire and wooden latticework of its roof.
—Tara Suter, The Hill, 23 Dec. 2024
On May 15, 2018, the church suffered a devastating, four-alarm fire that collapsed its roof and one of its spires.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 19 Dec. 2024
The Gothic cathedral opened to the public earlier this month after being restored following a massive 2019 blaze that caused extensive damage to the historic structure and saw its nineteenth-century spire collapse.
—News Desk, Artforum, 19 Dec. 2024
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Josh Wood, The Courier-Journal, 27 Dec. 2024
The cathedral endured a devastating fire in spring 2019 that resulted in the collapse of its spire and wooden latticework of its roof.
—Tara Suter, The Hill, 23 Dec. 2024
On May 15, 2018, the church suffered a devastating, four-alarm fire that collapsed its roof and one of its spires.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 19 Dec. 2024
The Gothic cathedral opened to the public earlier this month after being restored following a massive 2019 blaze that caused extensive damage to the historic structure and saw its nineteenth-century spire collapse.
—News Desk, Artforum, 19 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spire
Noun
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Baristas will be more vigilant about topping macchiatos with a caramel crosshatch pattern made up exactly of seven vertical lines and seven horizontal lines, finished with a spiral.—
Bloomberg,
The Mercury News,
28 Jan. 2025
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In this decaying, labyrinthine city, John and Laura meet a pair of weird sisters who claim to have seen their dead child, sending the couple into a spiral of hope, fear, and, finally, unspeakable horror.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
22 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The infrared glow created was captured by JWST, revealing details that look like knots and whorls found in wood grain.—
Greg Wehner,
Fox News,
16 Jan. 2025
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Thus Andy Dixon paints Day-Glo takes on Rococo romances, with sculptural nudes draped in loose tunics cavorting around pleasure gardens dotted with classical statuary; these same motifs are distilled into dainty arabesques and diaphanous whorls in the abstract canvases of Michaela Yearwood-Dan.—
Rachel Wetzler,
Artforum,
1 Dec. 2024
Noun
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From creams and oils to mousses and co-washes, these curly hair products are guaranteed to bring new life to your curls and coils.—
Claire Sullivan,
WWD,
22 Jan. 2025
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Designed for curls and coils in need of major moisture, Redken All Soft Mega Curls Shampoo is packed with aloe vera and inca inchi oil to deliver intense hydration and lasting softness.—
Erin Parker,
Allure,
22 Jan. 2025
Noun
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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
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In one of its spreads, a burst of light on muddy asphalt abuts a jumble of walls and fences, rain pounding a limousine, and a spatter of paint with a hank of rope.—
Leo Rubinfien,
The New York Review of Books,
11 Feb. 2021
Noun
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The actress styled her natural gray hair in voluminous curls and her makeup featured a smokey eye and hint of a pink lip.—
Julia Teti,
WWD,
24 Jan. 2025
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Pattern Hydration Shampoo brings life back to dry, thirsty curls.—
Erin Parker,
Allure,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Spire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spire. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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