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adjective

ˈtau̇(-ə)r-iŋ How to pronounce towering (audio)
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1
as in tall
extending to a great distance upward the towering mountain peaks of the Rockies

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2
as in excessive
going beyond a normal or acceptable limit in degree or amount doting parents who tend to give their children towering praise for very minor accomplishments

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3
as in majestic
very dignified in form, tone, or style an article that in towering language decries the evils of modern society

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towering

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verb

present participle of tower
as in surging

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Recent Examples of towering
Adjective
In a tradition dating back more than 300 years, towering pyres have been lit every July in Northern Ireland to mark the Battle of the Boyne, which effectively cemented Protestant rule. — Kara Fox, CNN Money, 10 July 2026 Nguyen never gets scared climbing the towering Matterhorn Pine in the dark. — Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 7 July 2026 Gonzalez, robbed of a potential first-inning homer when Adell made a leaping catch of his drive above the wall in right, followed with a towering, 368-foot fly that cleared the short left-field wall for his first homer of the season and a 7-1 lead. — Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026 In my view, an especially helpful approach to answering such questions is to revisit the towering but neglected influence of the French philosopher Montesquieu on the founding of this country. — Robert A. Ballingall, The Conversation, 2 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for towering
Recent Examples of Synonyms for towering
  1. tall
  2. excessive
  3. majestic
  4. rising
  5. high
  6. steep
  7. eloquent
  8. ascending
Adjective
  • The arch would be more than twice as tall as the Lincoln Memorial, which is 99 feet (30 meters) tall, and close to half the height of the Washington Monument, at about 555 feet (169 meters) tall.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 July 2026
  • Should another fire roll through, the seedlings are not yet tall enough to hold their branches above the flames.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
Definition of tall
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  • Tammy Abraham left soon after Tuchel arrived while most of the forwards — with the exceptions of Mason Mount and Kai Havertz — grew tired of the manager’s excessive candour.
    — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 14 July 2026
  • If the prospect of lines, crowds, and excessive noise is deterring you from a vacation this summer, then the area around Shippea Hill is the ultimate antidote.
    — Rob Crossan, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 July 2026
Definition of excessive
Adjective
  • Argentina in Kansas City A block northeast of the Country Club Plaza sits a fountain so majestic that it’s often featured on TV live shots.
    — Sam McDowell July 11, Kansas City Star, 11 July 2026
  • There’s something charming, if not majestic, about watching one of the team’s biggest, strongest players sprint across the field to be the first in line for every drill.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026
Definition of majestic
Verb
  • But the number started rising about a decade ago, with a particularly notable spike in 2018 and 2019.
    — Mike Stobbe, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
  • But interest in the nascent field is rising as companies notch up milestones, such as enabling people with degenerative conditions including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) to type or play video games using brain signals.
    — Elaine Yu, CNBC, 11 July 2026
Definition of rising
Adjective
  • Wall Street looked past geopolitics even as oil prices climbed on the back of lower-than-expected inflation figures that sent tech stocks higher.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 15 July 2026
  • The new findings showed that symptom-free older adults who harbored very high levels of p-tau217 had a 38% risk of developing cognitive impairment over five years.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 July 2026
Definition of high
Adjective
  • That marks a steep decline of 74% from the movie's already-poor $37 million debut, a much bigger drop than is typical for a summer superhero film.
    — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 5 July 2026
  • In the tourney, Zellers had five goals and three assists in five games and made a steep climb up the depth chart.
    — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 5 July 2026
Definition of steep
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  • After all, the eloquent document’s principal author, Thomas Jefferson, owned 600 slaves.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • Mizuno the Human Vapor was eloquent and rational, a flesh-and-blood man believably warped by power, still in touch with human emotions.
    — Rory Doherty, Time, 3 July 2026
Definition of eloquent
Verb
  • Maxey has also become one of the NBA’s best guards, and Edgecombe is still ascending.
    — Tony Jones, New York Times, 2 July 2026
  • An autopsy later determined the cause of Grant’s shocking death, at just 49 years old, to be a ruptured ascending aortic aneurysm.
    — Sam McDowell July 1, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026
Definition of ascending

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