tower (over)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tower (over)
Verb
  • Additionally, its cash-to-assets ratio of 26.1% far exceeds the market’s 13.8%.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
  • This breathtaking final had already exceeded five hours.
    Sean Gregory, Time, 8 June 2025
Verb
  • Yeah, but still... Yamamoto had his second-worst stinker as a Dodger, surpassed by only his fumble of the division series opener last season against the Padres.
    Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
  • Malia Jones placed third in triple jump at 39-2 and Brooklyn Davis, who surpassed 40-feet in prelims, was ninth in the shot put at 39-1 ¼ .
    Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2025
Verb
  • His album topped the Billboard 200 for seven weeks, won a Grammy for best classical performance – instrumentalist and received an album of the year nod.
    Paul Grein, Billboard, 6 June 2025
  • The countries — whose total trade in goods topped $582 billion last year — temporarily lowered most of the tariffs on each other’s goods after breakthrough bilateral trade talks in Geneva, Switzerland, last month.
    Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 6 June 2025
Verb
  • Musk became a favorite target of Democrats during his tenure as DOGE head, with attention and criticism often eclipsing that of Trump.
    Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 3 June 2025
  • With the deal, the LA Games has now eclipsed $1.5 billion in sponsorship revenue amid a flurry of dealmaking in the first half of the year.
    Rory Carroll, USA Today, 3 June 2025
Verb
  • The cerebral and emotional aspect of being a Stray Kid means the members are also constantly pushing themselves to better their craft.
    Jae-Ha Kim, Rolling Stone, 6 June 2025
  • Richardson is vocal about her journey to continue bettering herself as a person and athlete, making this partnership an excellent match.
    Katelyn Hutchison, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
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“Tower (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tower%20%28over%29. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.

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