towered

verb

Definition of towerednext
past tense of tower
as in surged

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for towered
  1. rose
  2. climbed
  3. ascended
  4. mounted
  5. lifted
  6. aspired
  7. arose
  8. thrust
Verb
  • In terms of the design, the mix of rose gold and rhodium plating on the dial brings an industrial feel to the timepieces.
    Sophie Furley, Robb Report, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Novo Nordisk’s Fundamentals Over Recent Years Novo Nordisk’s revenue rose over 2x from 127 billion DKK in 2020 to 271 billion DKK for the last twelve-month period.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of rose
Verb
  • Gross profits climbed from £11 million last year to £15 million this year.
    K.J. Yossman, Variety, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Due to her anxiety, Cooper said the woman then climbed out onto the wing of the plane.
    Stepheny Price, Fox News, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of climbed
Verb
  • The last coronation in the United Kingdom was in 1953 when Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II ascended to the throne.
    Interesting Engineering, Interesting Engineering, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Lewis-Martin, 63, has been one of the mayor’s closest confidants, serving in senior roles as Adams ascended the ranks of government in New York over nearly two decades.
    Jake Offenhartz, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of ascended
Verb
  • Still, as evidence mounted that some groups — including young people and people with mental disabilities — were more susceptible to false confessions, legislators began to take notice.
    Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The projector comes mounted to its own stand, which can tilt the unit across 260 degrees for versatile placement options – including ceiling throws.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of mounted
Verb
  • And the lamb, which knew what weeping meant, lifted itself from the hay.
    Karen Zautyk, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
  • An hour later, American said flights were again beginning to board and the FAA lifted the nationwide ground stop.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of lifted
Verb
  • Ready to live the American Dream, the couple - who had always aspired to become business owners - made the bold decision to invest in a small property, opening a small deli in 1992.
    Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Once powered by hydraulics, Atlas symbolized engineering ambition and the benchmark many humanoid roboticists aspired to surpass.
    Ni Tao, Interesting Engineering, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of aspired
Verb
  • In 2024, scientists found the largest coral is bigger than a blue whale, how anglerfish became deep-sea denizens and that the ability for life to glow arose in the ocean half a billion years ago.
    Danielle Hall, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The prospect of similar lawsuits arose on Monday when Southern Mississippi basketball player and former JUCO college transfer John Wade III filed a Pavia-like lawsuit in a Mississippi Federal Court.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of arose
Verb
  • Malik Harrison and Chris Board were thrust into into bigger roles because of injuries.
    Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 20 Dec. 2024
  • The book hit shelves next summer via The Dial Press. Shallow, who rose to fame at age 25 after winning the reality TV show Survivor, was suddenly thrust into the spotlight following her appearance on the competition.
    Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of thrust
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towered (over)

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