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above

[uh-buhv] / əˈbʌv /


PREPOSITION
more, higher in amount, degree
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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: Brianna says her photo album helps her to remember the good times.

From Washington Post

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

From Washington Post

ABOVE: Tretter holds his German passport from 1964.

From Washington Post

There was a chance, just one—if the fire had no headway along the upper end of the landing—and if they had not thought to set a watch for him ABOVE!

From The Adventures of Jimmie Dale by Packard, Frank L. (Frank Lucius)




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