tower (over)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tower (over)
Verb
  • In a statement on Friday, the Chinese Embassy in Chile said that China strengthens supervision of the country's deep-sea fishing by conducting 24-hour monitoring of its vessels and requiring them to report their positions hourly, far exceeding international standards.
    Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Liu Yi Media, founded in 2022 by author Mo Jian Shao Ye, produces over 20 original short dramas a month and holds a library exceeding 500 titles.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Jaguars haven’t allowed a runner to surpass 60 yards this season.
    Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Admissions have not only bounced back but surpassed pre-pandemic levels, despite a dramatic decrease in live-action box office.
    Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Two movies followed in 2011 and 2014, both of which topped the UK box office.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The chart-topping rapper took to Instagram with a heartfelt post acknowledging her 33rd lap around the sun.
    DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Calvin Austin, who continues to nurse a shoulder injury that forced him to miss the team's Week 6 game, is the only other wide receiver to eclipse 100 receiving yards on the season.
    Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
  • New York — Build-A-Bear Workshop, the nearly 30-year-old toy brand, is having a breakout moment, eclipsing some of Wall Street’s biggest winners by targeting customers across a broad age range.
    Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Studies that compare genetic variation between pairs of siblings have been able to better control for socioeconomic backgrounds, as well as parenting practices and ethnicities; in these studies, the direct effects of DNA on IQ look even smaller, still with no hint of a biological mechanism.
    Eric Turkheimer, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Meanwhile, majorities said the Republican president has definitely or probably not improved the functioning of government (59%) or bettered the nation’s standing on the world stage (60%).
    Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2025
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“Tower (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tower%20%28over%29. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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