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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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Several commuters said building high-rise apartments near a train and bus stop seemed like a good idea.

CHONGQING, China—An elevated train cuts through a residential high-rise.

The sister of a man who fell to his death from an Aberdeen high-rise after being tortured is calling for a new law to protect others.

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He had booked a room on the 22nd floor of the high-rise hotel, whose security window was forced open, it added.

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“Are we talking about little shopping centers or high-rise hotels?” he said.

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

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