tower above/over
phrasal verb
towered above/over; towering above/over; towers above/over
1
: to be much taller than (someone or something)
He towers over his sister.
The two skyscrapers tower above the other buildings of the city.
2
: to be much better or more important than (someone or something)
Her intellect towers above/over ours.
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The exhibition’s 82 artworks, spanning 200 years of art history, range from ones that could fit into the palm of a hand to monuments that tower over the viewer.
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Shantay Robinson, ARTnews.com, 28 Feb. 2025
The fire began on Tuesday evening in the San Gabriel Mountains that tower over the northeast Los Angeles area, best known for the often snowcapped, highest peak commonly known as Mt. Baldy, as well as for being home to the Mount Wilson Observatory.
—Soumya Karlamangla, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Palm trees, their bark blackened and their fronds singed, tower above the wreckage.
—Claire Fahy, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
The star of this 0.18-acre property is the 70-year-old Guanacaste tree, whose branches and canopy tower over the home.
—Roxana Popescu, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
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Shantay Robinson, ARTnews.com, 28 Feb. 2025
The fire began on Tuesday evening in the San Gabriel Mountains that tower over the northeast Los Angeles area, best known for the often snowcapped, highest peak commonly known as Mt. Baldy, as well as for being home to the Mount Wilson Observatory.
—Soumya Karlamangla, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Palm trees, their bark blackened and their fronds singed, tower above the wreckage.
—Claire Fahy, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
The star of this 0.18-acre property is the 70-year-old Guanacaste tree, whose branches and canopy tower over the home.
—Roxana Popescu, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
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