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towering

[tou-er-ing] / ˈtaʊ ər ɪŋ /


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The 35-year-old sculptor's studio brims with cogs, chains, hubcaps and engine parts as his hulking creations -- a lion with a mane of twisted steel, a giant Tyrannosaurus rex and a towering Optimus Prime -- take shape.

From Barron's

But south of the tunnel, Highway 1 still parallels a stretch of towering cliffs overlooking a sheltered cove.

From Los Angeles Times

The castle was surrounded by towering walls with closed gates, and soldiers guarding those gates with spears and bows and arrows.

From Literature

“Unmanned Drone” — a towering testament to the power of transmogrification — commands a room of its own at the Brick, which co-presented the “Monuments” exhibition in October.

From Los Angeles Times

Paxton described there being a vast imbalance of strength between Martin and the dogs' "towering power".

From BBC