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as in high
extending to a great distance upward
tall skyscrapers that cast long shadows over the park
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as in difficult
requiring considerable physical or mental effort
that's a pretty tall order
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Recent Examples of tall
Officials had described Pittman as a Caucasian female who is 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighs 130 pounds, with blond or brownish-blond hair.
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Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
During our tests, Fox found these hiking socks to be an ideal height, coming over the top of her hiking boots without being too tall.
—Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 24 July 2025
Travis is a Black female, who is 4 feet, 11 inches tall, and weighs 130 pounds with brown eyes and brown hair.
—Jessica Van Egeren, jsonline.com, 24 July 2025
This Highland distillery, founded in 1824 near the Cairn o’ Mount pass, is known for its tall stills.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
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Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
During our tests, Fox found these hiking socks to be an ideal height, coming over the top of her hiking boots without being too tall.
—Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 24 July 2025
Travis is a Black female, who is 4 feet, 11 inches tall, and weighs 130 pounds with brown eyes and brown hair.
—Jessica Van Egeren, jsonline.com, 24 July 2025
This Highland distillery, founded in 1824 near the Cairn o’ Mount pass, is known for its tall stills.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tall
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In Kentucky, the teen firearm suicide rate is 82.5% higher than the national average, according to gun death statistics maintained by the CDC.—
Stephanie Kuzydym,
The Courier-Journal,
29 July 2025
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And the stakes in Oklahoma are high – as of July, federal data shows all 77 of the state's counties were experiencing some level of shortage of mental health professionals.—
Beth Wallis,
NPR,
28 July 2025
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Some students may face family challenges that affect their ability to get to school, and some changes to the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness test, such as its move to online instead of paper form, could be difficult for students who only access computers at school, Maldonado said.—
Keri Heath,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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Diseases that are difficult to manage without early intervention, including diabetes, heart disease and cancer, place a significant burden on health care budgets and patient quality of life.—
Kim Praitano,
Sun Sentinel,
29 July 2025
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Lisa Leslie and Candace Parker combined to give this women’s basketball franchise an undeniable and towering allure, with three championship banners (2001, 2002, 2016) in the rafters.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
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Better yet, head to the east side of the park to Two Medicine Valley, which is full of trails leading to ice-blue backcountry lakes and towering peaks.—
Graham Averill,
Outside Online,
6 Jan. 2025
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Students who have a plan can better anticipate what to expect and manage their time and energy, even during the challenging moments. Don’t have a strategy?—
Micki Meyer,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 Aug. 2025
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In life and the garden: Try to be tolerant, don’t demand perfection and figure out how to improve challenging, tough situations.—
Rita Perwich,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Aug. 2025
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Lamont, who had proposed boosting special education aid by $40 million — but not until July 2026 — countered that the state budget already was on pace to exceed the budget cap and that legislators needed to make tough choices and trim spending.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
2 Aug. 2025
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Stage eight on Saturday will mark the start of a tough weekend of reckoning for the GC riders in the mountains to conclude the Tour.—
Jessica Hopkins,
New York Times,
1 Aug. 2025
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Sandoval has received some pay bumps, including a temporary $10,000-a-year bonus for Hawaii special education teachers designed to alleviate shortages in that and other hard-to-staff areas.—
Alia Wong,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2023
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For extra reliability, choose a suitcase with a hard shell crafted from either polycarbonate or aluminum.—
Austa Somvichian-Clausen,
Travel + Leisure,
13 Feb. 2023
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The bullpen, led by closer Edwin Díaz, looks formidable.—
Will Sammon,
New York Times,
1 Aug. 2025
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Minnesota Twins – Faced with formidable financial worries, the former home of Harmon Killebrew, Tony Oliva, Rod Carew, and Jim Kaat spent the deadline dumping salaries.—
Dan Schlossberg,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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These are not mutually exclusive endeavors: robust community input and rigorous supplier diversity goals can — and should — go hand in hand.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
4 Aug. 2025
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Global Recognition Awards, which processes thousands of nominations annually while maintaining a rigorous rejection rate, reports that its winners experience an average 40% increase in qualified leads within months of the award announcement.—
Ascend Agency,
Mercury News,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Tall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tall. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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