- comparative of tall.
taller
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It also would give the City Council more flexibility in approving taller buildings and set deadlines to speed up rulings from the City Planning Commission.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
Once the flames escaped, they spread into the rainforest's parched understory, the layer of vegetation growing beneath the taller trees.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026
Her son Oscar loves playing rugby and is becoming more aware that "some friends are taller", she said.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
The Titanic was only 78 feet longer and 40 feet taller from keel to smokestack.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
The forest was resistant to them at first, with thorn trees and brambles—but the further in they went, the taller and richer it became.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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