towers (over)

verb

present tense third-person singular of tower (over)
as in exceeds
to be greater, better, or stronger than that actor's performance towered over all others in the film

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  1. exceeds
  2. surpasses
  3. tops
  4. eclipses
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  • Across America, the average net worth of owners greatly exceeds the net worth of renters.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026
  • In-store shopping generally exceeds online in every state except Maryland and New York, where online is the narrow leader.
    — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of exceeds
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  • While debates about building AI that surpasses human intelligence, flashy new gadgets and AI spending tend to dominate tech events, tech talks at last week’s Oakland Tech Week often had a different vibe.
    — Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Its best parts have a grandeur that surpasses its industrial settings and gets at something eerie and transcendent.
    — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of surpasses
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  • Howland Capital Management, based in Boston, tops year's CNBC Financial Advisor 100 list.
    — , CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Walker’s 279 yards after contact tops the NFL and would stand 13th in rushing yards alone.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of tops
Verb
  • Flora has collected contributions from unions, corporations including Walmart, Chevron and Uber, and major trade organizations and vastly eclipses the financial contributions that his challenger has received.
    — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The find eclipses the previous record holder — a roughly 14-pound Terslev hoard — and weighs nearly three times as much.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of eclipses
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“Towers (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/towers%20%28over%29. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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