towery

[tou-uh-ree]

adjective

1. having towers: tower.

   a towery city.

2. very tall; lofty.

   towery oaks.

Word History and Origins

Origin of towery¹

First recorded in 1605–15; tower ¹ + -y ¹

Example Sentences

Only two Black women, Maryanne Oketch and Vecepia Towery, have ever won “Survivor.”

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To get an understanding of the human toll that executions can have on those left behind, Slate spoke with Christine Towery, 61, of Portland, Oregon.

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Towery lost her brother, Robert, when the state of Arizona executed him, by lethal injection, in 2012.

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But in September, Sean Hannity’s prime-time show began showcasing the pollsters Robert Cahaly of Trafalgar and Matt Towery of InsiderAdvantage, who predicted that Republicans would take the contests in Pennsylvania, Arizona and Georgia, among other places.

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Mr. Cahaly and Mr. Towery have dismissed that suspicion as sour grapes.

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