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towering
Rising 50 feet above him was a towering new structure of arched steel and glass.
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For more than a block stood only houseless chimneys, towering over a sea of ash.
From the online.wsj.com
They tied towering bundles to the tops of taxicabs and headed off down the road.
From the nytimes.com
The next batter was Gonzalez, who belted a towering drive into deep right field.
From the fresnobee.com
Dorothy London has spent years sketching the area's towering American elm trees.
From the usatoday.com
Towering over the rest are China, at $80 billion, and the U.S., at $290 billion.
From the online.wsj.com
Want to read three towering dramas that tell one of the greatest of all stories?
From the sacbee.com
Visit a towering reproduction of the White House as Lincoln would have known it.
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It's a towering character study, and it probably will earn him his second Oscar.
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- Eminent: of imposing height; especially standing out above others; "an eminent peak"; "lofty mountains"; "the soaring spires of the cathedral"; "towering icebergs"
- (towered) Equipped with a tower
- A structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
- Loom: appear very large or occupy a commanding position; "The huge sculpture predominates over the fountain"; "Large shadows loomed on the canyon wall"
- Column: anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower; "the test tube held a column of white powder"; "a tower of dust rose above the horizon"; "a thin pillar of smoke betrayed their campsite"
- Tugboat: a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships
- (towering) eminent: of imposing height; especially standing out above others; "an eminent peak"; "lofty mountains"; "the soaring spires of the cathedral"; "towering icebergs"
- Towers are tall structures that are almost always taller than they are wide, usually by a significant margin. Towers are generally built to take advantage of their height, and can stand alone or as part of a larger structure.
- A control tower, or more specifically an air traffic control tower, is the name of the airport building from which the air traffic control unit controls the movement of aircraft on and around the airport. ...
