TOWERED Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

towered

verb

past tense of tower

as in surged

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When Arizona removed Medicaid patients' access to podiatrists, diabetic foot infection hospital admissions increased 38 percent, hospital stays grew 29 percent, and charges rose 45 percent.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
Election runoff in Brazil Senator Flavio Bolsonaro rose to a surprise lead over leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, setting the nation up for a sharp shift to the right.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of rose

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Active users also climbed 96% month over month and 260% year over year in September while app downloads jumped by more than 187%.

— Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2026
The system improved substantially, as its pass rate climbed from 52% to 77%, and staff reported working about 70% faster.

— Jeannie Annan, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of climbed

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Swift ascended the stage in her dazzling Tamara Ralph fall/winter 2026 couture gown to give her remarks and express gratitude for the trailblazer who came before her.

— Christina Perrier, InStyle, 28 Sep. 2026
After the rescue team had constructed the highline ropes with the Norwegian reeve, Pasek ascended it with Rachelle.

— Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of ascended

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Macklemore later claimed that he was dropped from the trek after Kraft mounted a pressure campaign against Sheeran to nix the rapper.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2026
On top of that, there are target boards mounted to the machine that are designed to calibrate specific cameras.

— Robert Ferris, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of mounted

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Scenes look lifted from a storybook — over the years Descanso’s La Cañada Flintridge grounds have featured a horse and buggy with a pumpkin at the helm, a pumpkin sea monster and a larger-than-life multicolored Día de los Muertos ofrenda.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
New York Sports Betting Laws and Timeline After the US Supreme Court lifted the federal ban on sports betting, New York opened the first retail locations in July 2019.

— OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of lifted

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Business also soared with ticket revenue up more than 25% and an annual sponsorship bump of $26 million, thanks to new pacts with Xfinity and Bank of America, as well as multiple extensions.

— Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 29 Sep. 2026
The incomplete updates leave the city’s taxpayers with less information than promised on matters such as who is winning business — and the attendant jobs and profits — from contracts that soared to $687 million in value last year.

— James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of soared

Verb

Baek Ki-hyeon aspired to walk a path of virtue and provide for their sister through honest means — but his calculating spymaster big brother was never going to let them out of his grasp.

— Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2026
Yet such dismissals overlook the foreign-policy ambitions of a large and complex nation that has historically aspired to an important global role.

— Andre Pagliarini, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of aspired

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The case arose because Colorado’s new Universal Preschool Program only provides funding to preschools that agree to abide by a nondiscrimination policy.

— Mark Satta, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026
The filing, made in April but posted online Monday, comes after questions arose earlier this year about the nature of Kristi Noem’s relationship with a top advisor.

— Hannah Schoenbaum, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

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