TOWERED (OVER) Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

towered (over)

verb

past tense of tower (over)

as in exceeded

to be greater, better, or stronger than that actor's performance towered over all others in the film

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The city's spending on the two cases has therefore already exceeded the contract cap by $382,000.

— Brian Maass, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
An Allegheny River site southeast of Ohio exceeded that benchmark every time it was tested.

— Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of exceeded

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The average two-bedroom rent in the city has now surpassed New York City, traditionally the nation’s most expensive city for rents.

— Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
The government has spent nearly all of its full-year allocation for fuel subsidies already, after oil prices surpassed the $85 benchmark that the estimate was based on.

— Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of surpassed

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But there are two other AI behemoths still waiting in the wings for their turn to go public, and at least one of them has no intention of being eclipsed by Elon Musk.

— Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026
In the first 10 months of the 2026 fiscal year, interest costs have eclipsed Medicare healthcare outlays to become the second-largest line item in the federal budget, behind the Social Security pension system.

— Reuters, NBC news, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of eclipsed

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Only three topped 40 catches, and Jaden Greathouse and Beaux Collins required a 16-game season to get there two years ago.

— Pete Sampson, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Digging for compliments Shares in mining giant BHP are trading higher in Australia, hitting a two-month high, after the company topped earnings expectations and unveiled plans to pay its highest dividend in four years.

— Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026

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