1
as in high
extending to a great distance upward
tall skyscrapers that cast long shadows over the park
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as in difficult
requiring considerable physical or mental effort
that's a pretty tall order
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Recent Examples of tall
Aastha, meanwhile, is 3 feet, 6 inches tall and weighs 35 lbs.
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Bailey Richards, People.com, 17 Aug. 2025
He is described as weighing 21 pounds and 24 inches tall, with brown hair and brown eyes.
—Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Aug. 2025
When hurricanes grow stronger, their storm clouds also grow taller and reach higher into the atmosphere.
—Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2025
Kristine’s lawyer, Evan Oshan, told the outlet that the plane’s descent was likely the height equivalent of almost two Empire State Buildings (the building is 1,454 feet tall).
—Charna Flam, People.com, 6 Aug. 2025
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Bailey Richards, People.com, 17 Aug. 2025
He is described as weighing 21 pounds and 24 inches tall, with brown hair and brown eyes.
—Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Aug. 2025
When hurricanes grow stronger, their storm clouds also grow taller and reach higher into the atmosphere.
—Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2025
Kristine’s lawyer, Evan Oshan, told the outlet that the plane’s descent was likely the height equivalent of almost two Empire State Buildings (the building is 1,454 feet tall).
—Charna Flam, People.com, 6 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tall
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Moving forward, the team hopes to compile even higher resolution observations from JWST.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
7 Aug. 2025
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Working out five days a week, eating clean (high protein, low carb), always checking my fitness tracker.—
Saomya Bhatt,
Vogue,
7 Aug. 2025
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This deep understanding of local transportation patterns would have been difficult with rapid multi-city expansion.—
Tima Bansal,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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But even though scientists have been able to discover thousands of planets orbiting stars beyond our solar system in recent years, including some around Proxima Centauri, which is fairly a dim star, it's been difficult to go planet-hunting around Alpha Centauri A and B, which orbit each other.—
Nell Greenfieldboyce,
NPR,
7 Aug. 2025
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Lisa Leslie and Candace Parker combined to give this women’s basketball franchise an undeniable and towering allure, with three championship banners (2001, 2002, 2016) in the rafters.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
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Better yet, head to the east side of the park to Two Medicine Valley, which is full of trails leading to ice-blue backcountry lakes and towering peaks.—
Graham Averill,
Outside Online,
6 Jan. 2025
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Taking the most challenging courses available — like AP, IB, honors, or dual enrollment classes — signals preparedness for college-level work.—
Liz Doe Stone,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Because of this consistent advocacy, the Mayor selected me to help lead efforts to move Council forward through this challenging time.—
Nick Sullivan,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Aug. 2025
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Even if increasing competition and financial obstruction have influenced summer recruitment, making this season’s challenges tougher, the confidence in Unai Emery and Villa’s football department remains unerring.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
14 Aug. 2025
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Unlike Trump, they aren’t charmed by the Kremlin’s tough guy.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
14 Aug. 2025
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Sandoval has received some pay bumps, including a temporary $10,000-a-year bonus for Hawaii special education teachers designed to alleviate shortages in that and other hard-to-staff areas.—
Alia Wong,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2023
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The five-year commemoration of that day is particularly hard for Jennifer, who usually shies away from talking publicly about her loss.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2023
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After decades of battling brutal conditions in the Bering Sea, Hansen, 59, is now facing something even more formidable than icy waves — his own mortality.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Huntington Beach: The Oilers remain formidable with the return of All-County duo of Roxie Shaia and Taylor Savage at quarterback and wide receiver, respectively. 4.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
11 Aug. 2025
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Every insurance article is based on rigorous reporting by our team of expert writers and editors with extensive knowledge of insurance products.—
Liz Knueven,
CNBC,
15 Aug. 2025
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While the certification was not specifically a result of litigation, pursuing rigorous, third-party validation of AI practices is increasingly viewed as an industry best practice.—
Marc Blythe,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Tall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tall. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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