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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Some are interactive, while others tower over visitors — like a 130-foot-long walk-through crocodile tunnel and a 20-foot-tall butterfly tree. Alayna Alvarez, Axios, 22 Mar. 2025 Disney tends to keep these figures proportional, Maui certainly would tower above poultry. Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2025 The 45-foot-tall petals tower over 8101 Lenexa Drive, a rare unique touch to the otherwise nondescript warehouse. Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 26 Feb. 2025 Any structure of that height would tower over the White House, which is 70 feet tall at its highest point, according to the White House Historical Association. Chris Mueller, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tower above/over

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“Tower above/over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tower%20above%2Fover. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.

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