TOWERED Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

towered

verb

past tense of tower

as in surged

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His family, like many Lebanese Jews, left as anti-Jewish sentiment rose after the 1967 war between Israel and Arab countries.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026
Then mines started to close and unemployment rose, and its owner, an elderly Italian named Netta Cavalli, was beaten in her shop and died soon after.

— Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026

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Meanwhile, airborne early-warning aircraft often use large radar arrays mounted above the fuselage to provide surveillance over a broad area.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
Concerns mounted in July, when OpenAI disclosed that two of its models escaped containment, accessed the open internet and breached a company called Hugging Face.

— Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026

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Klara learns Josie’s older sister, Sal, was lifted, got sick, then died.

— Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 22 Oct. 2026
For the closing set, according to a photo posted on X and various videos, the legendary rocker was lifted onto the stage while seated on a black throne adorned with skulls and topped with a black bat.

— Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026

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That squeeze has been compounded as the cost of groceries, gas and health insurance have also soared.

— Sam Gringlas, NPR, 20 Oct. 2026
Advertisement The day after the raid, the Wilder School District reported absent rates soared, with 20% of students absent, according to The Idaho Statesman.

— Philip Wang, Time, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of soared

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Feldman, a former real estate attorney turned luxury developer, had aspired to join the ranks of the old-line New York real estate families like the Zeckendorfs and the Dursts.

— Kim Velsey, Curbed, 21 Oct. 2026
Tattoo artist Benny Shields never aspired to make his mark in Hollywood, let alone on Hollywood.

— Danielle Directo-Meston, HollywoodReporter, 11 Oct. 2026

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When the opportunity arose to become the head coach at Southern, Faulk didn’t hesitate even though he already had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s.

— Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Early warning signs arose in February 2023, when SpaceX President and COO Gwynne Shotwell confirmed reports that Musk’s company was taking steps to block Ukraine’s military from using Starlink with drones.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 23 Oct. 2026

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