Thesaurus results for EDIFICE

edifice

noun

ˈe-də-fəs

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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 Glass and steel edifices sprang up in cities around the country, and brought with them the heyday of downtowns. —

Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 10 June 2026 Or the company just sops up every available dollar and the edifice crumbles, which is a very realistic possibility. —

Jim Cramer, CNBC, 8 June 2026 Across town, the institution born in 1906 was a foundational edifice in modern-day Times Square. —

Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 5 June 2026 Supposedly the poem was inspired by a peyote-vision where the edifice of San Francisco’s Sir Francis Drake Hotel was transformed into a hideous, twisted, demonic visage, which inspired the beating heart of Howl’s second section. —

Literary Hub, 3 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for edifice

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Noun

In Laguna Beach, canopies — limited in size to 8 feet wide and 6 feet high — are only permitted in line with or behind lifeguard towers on Main Beach and the southernmost section of Aliso Beach.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
Last September a new museum opened in Miami’s oldest skyscraper, a Mediterranean Revival building from 1925 modeled after the majestic Giralda cathedral tower in Seville, Spain.

— Ada Ferrer, The New York Review of Books, 4 July 2026

Definition of tower

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Fourth & Central is intended to feel like a small, walkable community with new buildings that acknowledge the industrial history of the area , architect Alan Pullman said when the project was announced.

— Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed grief over the collapse of the roof of an evening school building in Lahore.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 1 July 2026

Definition of building

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The two nations will face each other in the cathedral to football, Estadio Azteca, more than 7,000 feet above sea level.

— Alex Connor, USA Today, 5 July 2026
In a carousel shared to Instagram, the star included a photo of herself walking through an old cathedral in a pale gray wedding dress embellished with flowers and birds and a long, floor-sweeping veil.

— Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026

Definition of cathedral

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These include a popular walking tour on the history, art, and architecture of Aurora, coffee-tasting classes, and brief tarot card readings.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2026
To operate in arid environments, the physical architecture eliminates the need for external water cooling.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 2 July 2026

Definition of architecture

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Instead of doubling down on a flawed system, policymakers can make gradual changes by introducing new tax categories in the existing framework and imposing taxes that correspond to the alcoholic content of that category.

— Adam Hoffer, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
In this framework, Argentina’s FIFA ranking strength and bracket path produce a higher championship probability than the markets assign.

— Giovanni Malloy, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026