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above

[uh-buhv] / əˈbʌv /


PREPOSITION
more, higher in amount, degree
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ABOVE: Olson holds the water bottle he brought with him.

From Washington Post

ABOVE: A caravan carrying two captive-born pups for placement drives in the direction of the Iron Creek wolf pack’s den in the Gila National Forest in New Mexico.

From Washington Post

ABOVE: Tretter holds his German passport from 1964.

From Washington Post

ABOVE: Merkel and her Christian Democratic Union kick off their campaign on Aug. 28, 2005, in Dortmund, Germany.

From Washington Post

Then her eyes fell upon the words "ABOVE RUBIES" lying upon the table.

From Moriah's Mourning and Other Half-Hour Sketches by Stuart, Ruth McEnery




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