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above

[uh-buhv] / əˈbʌv /


PREPOSITION
more, higher in amount, degree
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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

ABOVE: Van Zandt says she's glad she at least has this quilt to keep her warm.

From Washington Post

ABOVE: Fairbanks made sure to grab the book she was reading, Gary Allen's “The Rockefeller File.”

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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