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Recent Examples of spire
By Saturday morning, the Empire State Building will be lit up in the Nets’ throwback red, white and blue color scheme with No.15 rotating on the spire.
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C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2025
In commemoration of the event, the Empire State Building will be lit in the Nets’ throwback red, white and blue color scheme Saturday, with No.15 rotating on the spire.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2025
Pinault’s company Kering donated $113 million to the reconstruction of Notre-Dame after the 2019 fire destroyed its spire designed by architect Eugène Viollet-le-Duc in the 19th century.
—Marissa Muller, WWD, 7 Dec. 2024
Trump was president in 2019 when the fire engulfed Notre Dame, collapsing its spire and threatening to destroy one of the world’s greatest architectural treasures.
—Sylvie Corbet, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
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C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2025
In commemoration of the event, the Empire State Building will be lit in the Nets’ throwback red, white and blue color scheme Saturday, with No.15 rotating on the spire.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2025
Pinault’s company Kering donated $113 million to the reconstruction of Notre-Dame after the 2019 fire destroyed its spire designed by architect Eugène Viollet-le-Duc in the 19th century.
—Marissa Muller, WWD, 7 Dec. 2024
Trump was president in 2019 when the fire engulfed Notre Dame, collapsing its spire and threatening to destroy one of the world’s greatest architectural treasures.
—Sylvie Corbet, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spire
Noun
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The selection also features Syrian director Anas Khalaf’s Love 45 about an overweight Lebanese man who is caught in a destructive spiral, which is in production.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
5 Mar. 2025
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The 49ers, who’ve relished fifth-round picks under coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch since 2017, selected Samuel in the 2019 second round and parlayed his talents into four deep playoff runs before last season’s 6-11, last-place spiral.—
Cam Inman,
The Mercury News,
3 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The areas had large pieces of Middle and Late Iron Age pottery, as well as other cooking vessels and a spindle whorl.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
5 Feb. 2025
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The self-flagellation is uncomfortable and dark, and the instrumental’s whorl of warped voices, sax melodies, and bass lines intensifies the feeling that he is trapped within his choices. 17.—
Stephen Kearse,
Vulture,
4 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Voice coils are 38mm for the Q SUB80/100 models and 50mm for the flagship Q SUB120.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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Over the years, the brand has earned the love of A-listers like Jada Pinkett Smith, Mary J. Blige, and Erykah Badu, who have praised its products for keeping their curls and coils looking flawless.—
Larry Stansbury,
Essence,
4 Mar. 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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Instead, opt for a hydrating mist to define your curl pattern while maintaining moisture.—
Siena Gagliano,
Allure,
1 Mar. 2025
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And so, the combination of the shirt ruffle and the curls, there was a lot of frills going on.—
Vlada Gelman,
TVLine,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Spire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spire. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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