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phrasetower above/over1. tower above/over sb/sth to be much taller than someone or something else, especially so that they seem small: We saw St Paul's Cathedral towering above us in the mist. Roy was already over 6 feet tall, and he towered over his classmates.2. tower above/over sb/sth to be much better, more important etc than other people or organizationstower above (all) the rest Soseki was not a well-known writer in America, but in Japan he towered above all the rest.
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