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• present tense form of pyramid (3rd person singular).

pyramids

¹ Cultural  

1. A group of huge monuments in the Egyptian desert, built as burial vaults for the pharaohs and one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The pyramids have square bases and four triangular faces. Pyramid building began in Egypt (see also Egypt) about 2700 b.c. and required vast amounts of slave labor.

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pyramids ² Cultural  

1. A group of huge monuments in the desert of Egypt (see also Egypt), built as burial vaults for ancient Egyptian kings. The age of pyramid building in Egypt began about 2700 b.c. (See under “World History to 1550.”)

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Example Sentences

“Fantasy” resulted from his meditations within the pyramids of Giza and his claimed communications with aliens.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026

And if that painting is completed in the shadow of the pyramids, he knows exactly who to thank.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Even Imhotep, for all his work on the early pyramids, seems to have inspired only small figurines, and only when he became a deity.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Picturesque wind instruments suddenly burst forth as if a flock of birds were flying over the pyramids.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

Against the view that such great construction projects were unlikely, Kepler offered as counter-examples the pyramids of Egypt and the Great Wall of China, which can, in fact, be seen today from Earth orbit.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan