towers (over)

present tense third-person singular of tower (over)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for towers (over)
Verb
  • While individual leaves can reach 18 inches long, the plant itself rarely exceeds 8 inches in height.
    Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Sep. 2025
  • That footprint far exceeds the longtime 39% limit on ownership of stations, which had been kept in place by both Republican and Democratic administrations over the past three decades.
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Yet Team Cherry, along with dozens of coders and others, working quietly and deliberately, has crafted something that rivals (and often surpasses) the work of those massive studios.
    Keller Gordon, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025
  • That surpasses the size of a July attack by Moscow that was previously the largest of the war, which began with Russia’s full-scale invasion of its neighbor in February 2022.
    Svitlana Vlasova, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The set conquers one tally outright and nearly tops several others, giving the rock musicians another major win in a career already full of them.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Senior quarterback Emmett Dowling completes 25 of 43 passes for 382 yards and four TDs and hits Quentin Burrell for the winning 2-point conversion pass as Mount Carmel tops Moeller 43-42 in Ohio.
    Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Towers (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/towers%20%28over%29. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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