tower above/over

phrasal verb

towered above/over; towering above/over; towers above/over

: to be much taller than (someone or something)

He towers over his sister.

The two skyscrapers tower above the other buildings of the city.

: to be much better or more important than (someone or something)

Her intellect towers above/over ours.

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Yu, who lives across an alley from the site, objects because the building would tower over her end-of-group home in closer proximity to existing buildings, blocking sunlight and air, her attorney, John C. Murphy, said during a two-hour court hearing before Judge Lawrence P. Fletcher-Hill. —

Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 26 Nov. 2024 The footage shows a woman laughing hysterically while standing in a crowded club surrounded by several men who tower over her. —

Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024 On a nearby hillside, cranes tower over rising housing blocks. —

Simone McCarthy, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024 Mars’ volcanoes tower over any of the highest mountains on Earth. —

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