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
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of rose
Verb
  • Spending on apparel and electronics also climbed at a solid pace.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 26 Dec. 2024
  • In the video, Ciara stood in the aisle while her kids — Future, Win, Sienna and Amora — climbed on top of her.
    Hannah Sacks, People.com, 25 Dec. 2024
Definition of climbed
Verb
  • Charles, who ascended to the throne in 2022, was diagnosed with cancer and has been getting treatment ever since, Buckingham Palace said in early February this year.
    Filip Timotija, The Hill, 25 Dec. 2024
  • 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
Definition of ascended
Verb
  • When prototypers tested a replica of Helen Keller’s silver scroll holder—a gift from India—it was initially mounted flat.
    M. Leona Godin, AFAR Media, 3 Jan. 2025
  • This was accompanied by witness cameras on ladder pods that were mounted farther back.
    Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of mounted
Verb
  • 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
  • And the lamb, which knew what weeping meant, lifted itself from the hay.
    Karen Zautyk, New York Daily 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
  • With stakes exceeding 10 percent in many banks, questions arose about potential conflicts of interest and undue influence over critical financial institutions.
    Carrie McCabe, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Indeed, the Moral Majority and other evangelical movements arose in opposition to Carter’s Presidency and became firmly aligned with the right.
    Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 29 Dec. 2024
Definition of arose
Verb
  • Becoming Queen Zulu Amid her groundbreaking work in Louisiana, Macias was unexpectedly thrust into the spotlight in a different arena: Mardi Gras.
    Javier Hasse, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Threat level: When elevators are out of order, people who are unable to take the stairs or have difficulty doing so are thrust into a crisis.
    Nathan Bomey, Axios, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of thrust
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