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
  • Viewing time of sports content via TV sets rose 30% in 2024 compared with 2023, YouTube said.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Under his leadership, the company’s profits rose to more than $16 billion last year from $12 billion in 2021.
    Amy Julia Harris, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of rose
Verb
  • Topline The Mega Millions jackpot climbed to $670 million—the fifth biggest lottery prize of the year so far—after no tickets matched all six numbers drawn on Tuesday night, although the eventual winner will take home a much smaller amount after paying their taxes.
    Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • By 2024, this figure climbed to 36,500.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of climbed
Verb
  • At 42, Edward had reigned for less than a year, having ascended to the throne in January following the death of his father, King George V, at age 71.
    Janine Henni, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Turner ascended to the NFL after beginning his college career as a walk-on at Richmond and finishing it as a graduate transfer at Wake Forest.
    Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of ascended
Verb
  • Air vents and spoilers paid homage to the 250 GTO of years before, while the wide body fender flares and quad daytime running lights mounted below the flip-up headlights.
    Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The Mavericks mounted a comeback as Dončić and Kyrie Irving finally found their offensive rhythm in the fourth.
    Kevin Dotson, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of mounted
Verb
  • Pepperdine University lifted its shelter-in-place status and said the campus was safe for residents, but said the school community was urged to remain on campus and leave Malibu roads clear for emergency personnel.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
  • At Pepperdine University, located in Malibu, classes were cancelled Tuesday and a shelter-in place order issued Monday night was lifted Tuesday morning.
    Maya Chung, TIME, 10 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
  • The university is open to assessing ideas for alternative uses for the space if an opportunity arose and the county supported it.
    Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Some of the many fanciful gingerbread buildings that arose there were supposedly designed by the scandalously famous architect Stanford White and bore a resemblance to the Hotel del Coronado, which opened the same year.
    Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of arose
Verb
  • This year, the day marks the 83rd anniversary of the surprise attack that thrust the U.S. into World War II. More than 2,400 American service men and women were killed in the early attack launched by Japan at the United States Navy Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on December 7, 1941.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Helen has worked tirelessly to maintain her operation, but an extramarital affair thrusts her into a tense and intricate web of conspiracies and cover-ups involving multiple governments and organizations.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of thrust
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towered

towered (over)

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