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as in tall
extending to a great distance upward
the towering mountain peaks of the Rockies
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as in excessive
going beyond a normal or acceptable limit in degree or amount
doting parents who tend to give their children towering praise for very minor accomplishments
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as in majestic
very dignified in form, tone, or style
an article that in towering language decries the evils of modern society
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Recent Examples of towering
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
18 June 2026
But the higher volumes required technical advances, including a retractable 25-foot-long keel, a hybrid power-management system, and a towering 221-foot main mast and 199-foot mizzen to handle enormous sail areas.
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Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
16 June 2026
The towering dunes are notoriously challenging to climb, but those who make the trek are rewarded with sweeping views of the lake's striking blue-green water.
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Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
14 June 2026
At the museum, visitors are greeted by a towering, 3,200-year-old statue of Ramses II in the Grand Hall.
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Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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A little while later, Mitchell Robinson passed in his towering, custom truck.
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Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
18 June 2026
But the higher volumes required technical advances, including a retractable 25-foot-long keel, a hybrid power-management system, and a towering 221-foot main mast and 199-foot mizzen to handle enormous sail areas.
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Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
16 June 2026
The towering dunes are notoriously challenging to climb, but those who make the trek are rewarded with sweeping views of the lake's striking blue-green water.
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Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
14 June 2026
At the museum, visitors are greeted by a towering, 3,200-year-old statue of Ramses II in the Grand Hall.
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Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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The Empire State Building, now the sixth-tallest building in the United States and the fourth-tallest in New York City, remains iconic in movies, art, and architecture.
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At 14,163 feet, Mount Shasta is the fifth-tallest peak in the Golden State, and the eponymous town just nine miles away makes for a great mountain escape.
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Although not always the case, excessive heat warnings usually coincide with heat waves.
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This does not diminish concerns about excessive screen time or the value of reducing distractions during the school day.
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El Tri won its first knockout match at a World Cup since 1986, beating Ecuador 2-0 on Tuesday night at the majestic Azteca Stadium packed with 80,824 fans.
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The North Main location is located in a majestic old north side landmark, a two-story red-orange brick building built in 1913 as a city police substation not long after Fort Worth annexed the former separate city of North Fort Worth.
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And each time another first-time climber reaches the top, the applause rising from the rocks below suggests that, little by little, that community is growing.
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Practices are seeing rising amputations, and hospitalizations are surging.
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Fujimori’s presidency marks a return of her family’s political brand to Peru’s highest office — a movement that has long carried a complicated relationship with the United States.
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The federal government and states have begun investigating pricing strategies that companies report have led to higher profits.
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Peterson would fulfill steep guard needs for the Jazz.
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In this kind of unpredictable environment, putting money on the line can lead to either significant gains or steep losses for bettors.
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Just as hedgehogs deplore foxes for a lack of theoretical ambition, foxes spend their time screaming at hedgehogs for missing this or that eloquent detail.
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His head is freshly shaved and that same cheeky, yet surprisingly eloquent Egg-ness immediately comes through over our half-hour interview.
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Maxey has also become one of the NBA’s best guards, and Edgecombe is still ascending.
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An autopsy later determined the cause of Grant’s shocking death, at just 49 years old, to be a ruptured ascending aortic aneurysm.
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“Towering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/towering. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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