New York bristles with towering buildings.
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Towering
//ˈtaʊəɹɪŋ//
Synonyms for "towering" (136 found)
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Related words (68)
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8 translations across 4 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- شَاهِق adj (very tall, taller than surrounding objects)
Bulgarian
1 entries- извисяващ се adj (very tall, taller than surrounding objects)
Māori
3 entries- paratū adj (very tall, taller than surrounding objects)
- tīkoke adj (very tall, taller than surrounding objects)
- tīkokekoke adj (very tall, taller than surrounding objects)
Russian
3 entries- вздыма́ющийся adj (very tall, taller than surrounding objects)
- возвыша́ющийся adj (very tall, taller than surrounding objects)
- высо́кий adj (very tall, taller than surrounding objects)
Sample sentences
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Among our employees he's recognized as a towering figure.
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As Pat and Ray motor through the canals of Holland, Belgium, and France, then sail to Italy, Greece, Turkey, and Spain, they find beauty and danger, towering locks, salty characters, peaceful anchorages, treacherous winds-and even a forest fire.
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His desire to become a towering figure in the American literary scene was not well understood by the public.
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