towered

past tense of tower

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for towered
Verb
  • Taking a glance at global markets overnight, Asia-Pacific markets rose, tracking Wall Street gains after AMD’s third-quarter earnings beat lifted artificial intelligence stocks.
    Chloe Taylor,Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2025
  • The figure rose to a record high of 55 percent in 2022 and 2023.
    Jason Lemon, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The majority of the deportees, however, walked out of the reception center and climbed back onto the same buses that brought them from the airport.
    Daniel Gonzalez, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Pretty cut and dry on the surface, but how Colorado has climbed to the top of the standings might give some people pause about making that statement.
    Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 8 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Take part in the grand strategy, spanning from the onset of the Hundred Years' War to 1837, the year Queen Victoria ascended to the throne, and use diplomacy, military conquest, or trade to achieve the best outcome for your nation.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 1 Nov. 2025
  • The queen consort, who ascended the throne in September 2022 alongside her husband King Charles III, often gravitates to brooches as a signature accessory for her attire, holding both sentimental meaning and historic significance.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Not enough pressure mounted on the Democrats to give in, either.
    Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 11 Nov. 2025
  • Second-row legroom decreases slightly because the battery is mounted under the front passenger sat, but the Palisade’s interior remains one of the most accommodating and attractive in its class.
    Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 11 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • However, the most stringent sanctions on Damascus remain and cannot be fully lifted without congressional approval.
    Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Trump lifted al-Sharaa's terrorist designation last week and has called for Congress to lift all sanctions on Syria, though some Republicans oppose a blanket repeal without safeguards.
    Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • On first-and-goal, Benjamin soared into the Rose Bowl sky for Jameis Winston’s lob into the end zone.
    The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Layoffs in October soared A new report from Challenger, Gray & Christmas found that layoffs in October were up 175% from a year prior and 183% from September.
    Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • For the first time since the liberal international order’s creation, its leaders aspired to make the system truly global.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Cowley aspired to raise the status of American writing as a whole.
    Michael Gorra, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Typically coming out in the fall, the publication arose in a time when sophisticated weather forecasting — and even automobiles — didn't exist.
    Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Related Stories The announcement of a farewell tour brings at least some clarity to the future of the group, after confusion arose amid statements ade on social media in early October by Neal Schon.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025
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“Towered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/towered. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.

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