tower over

Definitions

1. To be much taller or higher than something; to loom over.
   transitive
2. To be much greater or more important than.
   figuratively, transitive

Equivalents

Examples

“It is this stretch⟳ which provides what is perhaps the most staggering scenic prospect of all; the impression made on the mind⟳ by the overwhelming height of the Eiger, towering over the train⟳, is almost impossible to describe⟳.”

“There are three phyla of worms that, in terms of diversity and abundance, tower over the rest⟳: the Roundworms (nematodes), the Annelids and the Flatworms.”

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