tower over

Verb

Meaning

(transitive) To be much taller or higher than something; to loom over.

(transitive, figuratively) To be much greater or more important than.

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Examples

“A building of this size would tower over our homes and monopolize the sky,” he said. Source: Internet

A couple of old Ponderosa trees tower over the front nine of the course, but aside from that it’s a fairly open links course with deep rough and plenty of fairway mounding. Source: Internet

He also remembers the legacy of the 1985 Bears — Garoppolo was born in ’91 — and how they continue to tower over the city’s sports skyline. Source: Internet

Sen (1999), pp500–501 The tower over the temple shrine (vimana) is delicately finished with intricate carvings, showing attention to the ornate and elaborately detailed rather than to a tower form and height. Source: Internet

Soldiers tower over youngsters in South Africa's Soweto township, forcing them to do push-ups and roll on the floor as punishment for not adhering to a lockdown meant to halt the spread of coronavirus. Source: Internet

Campbell adds that Telus has also agreed to light up the giant candle on it's tower over the weekend in recognition of the day. Source: Internet

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