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
The shoes are made from soft black leather and feature a tall, thin and tapered stiletto heel measuring around four inches.
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Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 28 Jan. 2026
Netflix recently hired Elle Duncan, an ESPN veteran, to lead all its live sports coverage, which encompasses NFL games on Christmas Day but also a stunt event that had climber Alex Honnold scaling the tallest building in Taiwan.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 28 Jan. 2026
That’s a tall task but a really fun one.
—Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 28 Jan. 2026
Wind down by candlelight, whether that’s with a warm meal served family-style at the dining table overlooking the tall trees or a game of Hearts by the fire.
—Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 28 Jan. 2026
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Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 28 Jan. 2026
Netflix recently hired Elle Duncan, an ESPN veteran, to lead all its live sports coverage, which encompasses NFL games on Christmas Day but also a stunt event that had climber Alex Honnold scaling the tallest building in Taiwan.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 28 Jan. 2026
That’s a tall task but a really fun one.
—Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 28 Jan. 2026
Wind down by candlelight, whether that’s with a warm meal served family-style at the dining table overlooking the tall trees or a game of Hearts by the fire.
—Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 28 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tall
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Once the company separates, Cahillane will serve as chief executive of Global Taste Elevation, the placeholder name for the spinoff with high-growth brands like Heinz and Philadelphia.—
Amelia Lucas,
CNBC,
31 Jan. 2026
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Ships have real inertia and Newtonian physics, and pilots can choose to toggle flight assistance on to help stabilize their often unpredictable craft, or off to perform mind-bending maneuvers that can be the edge between life and death in high-skill player versus player shootouts.—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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Business leaders, of course, have their own interests and shareholders to serve, but Democrats can still protect the public interest while giving CEOs a seat at the table to reach pragmatic answers to difficult questions like these.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
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Activist groups say hundreds of people have been killed, though the true toll remains difficult to verify due to the internet blackout and tight state controls on information.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
13 Jan. 2026
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Sidings inverts that curve, bookending the ambient drift of its middle suite with its most towering, brutalist kosmische slabs.—
Dash Lewis,
Pitchfork,
29 Jan. 2026
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Bichette’s one postseason home run came off Shohei Ohtani in Game 7 of the series, a towering, three-run blast that traveled 442 feet and gave the Blue Jays a 3-0 lead over the Los Angeles Dodgers, who eventually won in 11 innings.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
16 Jan. 2026
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If some species can continue reproducing even under challenging conditions, that resilience could buy ecosystems valuable time.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Much of Shrinking revolves around people going through challenging times and healing through finding love, such as Paul (Harrison Ford) beginning a relationship with his doctor.—
Skyler Trepel,
PEOPLE,
28 Jan. 2026
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Going through a severe injury is probably the toughest thing an athlete can go through.—
DJ Siddiqi,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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More companies are dialing back flexible work schedules and mandating that employees return to the office part-time or full-time, forcing women into tough situations.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
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Bigger deals are harder to come by because of the current regulatory environment, Konanahalli said.—
Amelia Lucas,
CNBC,
31 Jan. 2026
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Also, the cold weather is forecast to get much worse from Sunday, with temperatures dropping even further and making the time frame for a pause in attacks hard to understand.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Jan. 2026
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But Isbell runs the race on a stark and formidable solo album and a batting average of six wins for eight nods (prior to this year’s three more).—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
30 Jan. 2026
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Van Scoyoc and Cohen will be a formidable one-two duo for Palos Verdes.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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Dozens of asylum seekers like her, as well as refugees who passed a rigorous, years-long vetting process before being admitted to the United States, have been arrested in Minnesota in recent weeks, immigration lawyers and advocates say.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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Every small business article is based on rigorous reporting by our team of expert writers and editors with extensive knowledge of business products.—
Jasmin Suknanan,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Tall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tall. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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