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adjective

ˈtau̇(-ə)r-iŋ How to pronounce towering (audio)
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1
as in tall
extending to a great distance upward the towering mountain peaks of the Rockies

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2
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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towering

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verb

present participle of tower
as in surging

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Recent Examples of towering
Adjective
The center includes a towering museum, a Chicago Public Library branch, an athletic center, a civic center and more. — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 19 June 2026 At the museum, visitors are greeted by a towering, 3,200-year-old statue of Ramses II in the Grand Hall. — Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026 Deep in the 531,148-acre Nantahala National Forest stands a towering and twisted hemlock that appears to be dead, but is very much alive on the inside with a colony of bats. — Mark Price june 28, Charlotte Observer, 28 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. — Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 16 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for towering
Recent Examples of Synonyms for towering
  1. tall
  2. excessive
  3. majestic
  4. rising
  5. high
  6. steep
  7. eloquent
  8. ascending
Adjective
  • 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.
    — Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • 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.
    — Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 1 July 2026
Definition of tall
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  • Last month, six women interviewed by the Times described concerning behavior by Platner, including excessive drinking, infidelity, and, in one account, physical intimidation.
    — Allison Gordon, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
  • Black residents of the city have expressed fear of harassment and concerns about trading high crime for excessive policing.
    — Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 6 July 2026
Definition of excessive
Adjective
  • 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.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • 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.
    — Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 June 2026
Definition of majestic
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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.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 July 2026
  • Practices are seeing rising amputations, and hospitalizations are surging.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 5 July 2026
Definition of rising
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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.
    — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026
  • The federal government and states have begun investigating pricing strategies that companies report have led to higher profits.
    — Audrey McGlinchy, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
Definition of high
Adjective
  • That marks a steep decline of 74% from the movie's already-poor $37 million debut, a much bigger drop than is typical for a summer superhero film.
    — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 5 July 2026
  • In the tourney, Zellers had five goals and three assists in five games and made a steep climb up the depth chart.
    — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 5 July 2026
Definition of steep
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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.
    — Clare Bucknell, The New York Review of Books, 27 June 2026
  • His head is freshly shaved and that same cheeky, yet surprisingly eloquent Egg-ness immediately comes through over our half-hour interview.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 26 June 2026
Definition of eloquent
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  • Maxey has also become one of the NBA’s best guards, and Edgecombe is still ascending.
    — Tony Jones, New York Times, 2 July 2026
  • An autopsy later determined the cause of Grant’s shocking death, at just 49 years old, to be a ruptured ascending aortic aneurysm.
    — Sam McDowell July 1, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026
Definition of ascending

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