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His unit got assigned to mostly standing in watchtowers and securing gates.
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Quil Lawrence, NPR, 16 Nov. 2025
In 2019, Scio refashioned the 48-room property, which includes a centuries-old, unfinished watchtower, into a stylish resort with modern sensibilities.
—Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, Vishnu heads to a watchtower and Sukhbir sets off in a boat with a backup plan if the others fail to detonate the explosives from inside.
—Time, 13 Aug. 2025
The conductor’s cabin is just above, accessed via a tiny staircase, like a watchtower or a tree house.
—Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Sep. 2024
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Quil Lawrence, NPR, 16 Nov. 2025
In 2019, Scio refashioned the 48-room property, which includes a centuries-old, unfinished watchtower, into a stylish resort with modern sensibilities.
—Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, Vishnu heads to a watchtower and Sukhbir sets off in a boat with a backup plan if the others fail to detonate the explosives from inside.
—Time, 13 Aug. 2025
The conductor’s cabin is just above, accessed via a tiny staircase, like a watchtower or a tree house.
—Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for watchtower
tower
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Set on the 16th and 17th floors of the 19-story House section of the bifurcated limestone building, which also includes a connected 35-story tower, the home has four bedrooms, four full bathrooms, and two powder rooms in roughly 5,400 square feet.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
28 Apr. 2026
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Just seconds after clearing the convoy to proceed, the tower attempted to wave the lead truck off its collision course.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Watchtower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/watchtower. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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