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high-rise

adjective as in elevated

adjective as in heightened

adjective as in lofty

adjective as in sky-high

noun as in skyscraper

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Condemning the strikes as vile and calculated, Zelensky said about 430 drones and 18 missiles had been launched and dozens of high-rise buildings damaged.

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She criticised the surge of high-rise developments "sited in areas that should be the runoff of the city", saying they had brought flooding to districts "that never had flooding before".

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The characterful, low-rise cityscape of mustard-coloured French colonial mansions was transformed into another Asian high-rise forest of glass and steel towers.

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A couple in their 60s were killed when a drone hit their high-rise building in the city, and four people were killed in the wider Kyiv region.

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Decades before it became the Andaz West Hollywood, this high-rise Hyatt hotel earned the nickname “Riot House” due to the rambunctious behavior of its famous clientele.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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