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Recent Examples of pyramid
Noun
Behind her, there’s a pyramid of little motorcycles awaiting their future purpose, presumably in an art installation. Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 18 Dec. 2024 By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK published 13 November 2024 Sudan boasts even more pyramids than Egypt, but its treasured archaeological heritage is increasingly under threat from its brutal civil war. Harriet Marsden, theweek, 13 Nov. 2024 Earlier this year, for example, the ancient Egyptian pyramids and the Great Sphinx in Giza were closed to the public for a week to accommodate a tech billionaire’s wedding. Francesca Aton For Artnews, Robb Report, 19 Dec. 2024 Known as a mastaba, the tomb is located in the pyramid necropolis of Dahshur, which the German Archaeological Institute Cairo has been excavating since 1976. Jacqui Palumbo, CNN, 12 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for pyramid 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pyramid
Noun
  • And that capital would be at risk if innovating on the base layer had unforeseen unintended consequences.
    Korok Ray, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
  • To get the most out of this product, use one layer as your foundation and reapply over the areas craving concealer.
    Angela Trakoshis, Allure, 14 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • However, Google now appears to be expanding the feature by allowing users to select and stack photos manually.
    Paul Monckton, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
  • The odds were stacked against Britain until a group of renegade, maverick soldiers (the SAS Rogue Heroes) decided to fight against a more powerful enemy in a new way.
    Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Since the train doesn’t have a second floor, the upper bed has more space and the person sleeping there can sit without hitting their head — something my husband appreciated greatly.
    Christin Parcerisa Vigueras, Travel + Leisure, 18 Jan. 2025
  • Just keep in mind that the bed is only available in a full-size.
    Carly Totten, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Almost 10 feet of sand and dirt had piled up on the shipwreck.
    Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Bleak new superlatives about the cost of living are piling up: About half of city households are struggling to pay for basic necessities, New York has the lowest apartment vacancy rate in a half-century, and about 146,000 homeless children are enrolled in local schools.
    Eliza Shapiro, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • One approach is to bury the pots underground, and mound soil or mulch over top to cover the graft union.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 18 Dec. 2024
  • If containers are too large to move indoors or to a sheltered location, mound mulch around the pot and wrap it in a heavy blanket or burlap.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 8 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • To qualify, applicants generally need a registered business—though sole proprietors and freelancers can also apply—and must provide some financial history, such as a record of personal credit card usage and repayment, bank statements or other financial data.
    Rohit Arora, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
  • All my critical paperwork and records are stored online or in a safe deposit box at my bank.
    Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025

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“Pyramid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pyramid. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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