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towering

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"What is the goal that is towering above all else for the EU?

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Quick take

of imposing height; especially standing out above others; "an eminent peak"; "lofty mountains"; "the soaring spires of the cathedral"; "towering icebergs"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of towering gathered in one view.

adjective

of imposing height; especially standing out above others; "an eminent peak"; "lofty mountains"; "the soaring spires of the cathedral"; "towering icebergs"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for towering.

adjective

of imposing height; especially standing out above others; "an eminent peak"; "lofty mountains"; "the soaring spires of the cathedral"; "towering icebergs"

See also: eminent, lofty, soaring

Example sentences

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"What is the goal that is towering above all else for the EU?

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Grothendieck is one of the towering figures of 20th century math.

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Staring up at their brutally uniform towering shapes is quite the feeling.

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Apart from being a towering critic of literature, he wrote short stories.

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Its like the author wants another sly chuckle at his towering maturity.

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The wrong turns, the twisted equations and garden-path lemmas, the towering perplexity of twenty years - gone.

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Only in retrospectand with a touch of nostalgiado they seem so towering and impressive.

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That's funny - but our current PM Stephen Harper isn't exactly a towering paragon of liberty and justice.

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They make fantastic money and have a virtual monopoly on the cyclical need of homeowners in the area for trimming branches of the towering trees in their yards, so that high winds will not knock them down onto their homes.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use towering in a sentence?

"What is the goal that is towering above all else for the EU?

What does towering mean?

of imposing height; especially standing out above others; "an eminent peak"; "lofty mountains"; "the soaring spires of the cathedral"; "towering icebergs"

What part of speech is towering?

towering is commonly used as adjective.