towered

past tense of tower

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for towered
Verb
  • Shady Alassar | Anadolu | Getty Images Oil rose slightly early Tuesday, fluctuating as investors show cautious optimism about an end to the conflict in the Middle East.
    Justina Lee, CNBC, 23 June 2026
  • Humphreys’ coach at the 2024 world championship in Belgium told him his pulse rate rose to 207.
    Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2026
Verb
  • Yet robust economic growth has proved elusive, even as government debt has climbed, leaving successive administrations with little firepower to fix a growing list of related challenges, from crumbling infrastructure to a chronic housing shortage.
    Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 23 June 2026
  • While other similarly sized cities in the ranking have fallen, Pittsburgh climbed by five spots in 2026.
    Finch Walker, USA Today, 23 June 2026
Verb
  • Climbers set a record on May 21, when 274 of them successfully ascended Nepal's side of the mountain in a single day, officials said.
    CBS News, CBS News, 19 June 2026
  • With a flair for the dramatic, Messi ascended to the top of the career World Cup goals list by completing a hat track in the 3-0 victory.
    Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 17 June 2026
Verb
  • The pound eased against major currencies as speculation mounted that Starmer was going to set out a timetable for his departure.
    Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 22 June 2026
  • Over the years, several Parsi women in India have mounted legal challenges to such practices.
    Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 21 June 2026
Verb
  • In April, the California Department of Motor Vehicles revised its regulations for autonomous vehicles and lifted a ban on autonomous trucks weighing 10,001 pounds or more.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2026
  • Scripted by David Koepp from Spielberg’s original story, Disclosure Day stars Josh O’Connor as Daniel Kellner, a cybersecurity expert who has lifted sensitive files about alien contact with the government.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
Verb
  • Prices of essential goods have soared and many people have lost their jobs, with millions now at risk of falling into poverty amid widespread economic struggles.
    Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 18 June 2026
  • Stocks soared on news that Iran would open the Strait of Hormuz and the United States would end its blockade, potentially freeing energy transport.
    Las Vegas Review-Journal, Twin Cities, 18 June 2026
Verb
  • Besler, who once aspired to little more than high school basketball tournaments and indoor soccer in Kansas City, became the first Kansas City kid to reach the World Cup.
    The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 17 June 2026
  • That stance no doubt created discomfort for the engineers in attendance who were involved in EPRI projects, or who aspired to be.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 15 June 2026
Verb
  • Serious legal questions also arose as to whether ESG violated fiduciary duty laws and if DEI is discriminatory.
    Jon McGowan, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
  • The yoke arose from an inflection point.
    Robert Duffer, AJC.com, 19 June 2026
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“Towered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/towered. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.

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