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Recent Examples of spired
An interesting add-on is Casa Museu Gaudí, the pink, spired building inside the park.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Feb. 2026
For instant — but challenging — immersion, take the short and often steep hike to the spired Cathedral Rock (about a mile, out and back).
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New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Feb. 2026
For instant — but challenging — immersion, take the short and often steep hike to the spired Cathedral Rock (about a mile, out and back).
—
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spired
Adjective
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Siamese, Ragdoll and Birman cats typically have a pointed coat.
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They can even be dressed up with a pair of slingback heels, especially a pointed-toe pair that gives the illusion of legs for days.
Adjective
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In addition to the sharp shape, the coffee brown shade gives the bag a more elevated feel.
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During male puberty, rising testosterone drives the cartilage to grow forward and meet at a sharper angle, while simultaneously lengthening the vocal folds and vocal tract housed just behind it.
Adjective
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Workers want pay and benefits in line with what the union says is the new citywide standard, which is a minimum wage of $30 per hour for non-tipped workers by 2028, a 15-room daily quota for housekeeping workers, 18% banquet gratuity and more, the release says.
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Those who do appreciate that they are allowed to use them to help cover a wide variety of costs, whether that’s paying non-tipped staff like cooks and managers, buying raw materials or tackling health care premiums and credit card fees.
Adjective
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The fence, as constructed, is more than 8 feet tall and is topped with a strand of barbed wire — too high for many animals to jump and dangerous for those that attempt to do so.
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Vines have grown through the fence and barbed wire surrounding a tall art deco building in this city’s downtown, and cigarette holders and empty food tins litter the tall weeds.
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“Spired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spired. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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