- present tense form of top (3rd person singular).
tops
Example Sentences
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The San Francisco-based startup, a chief rival to OpenAI, said the model tops industry benchmarks for coding and knowledge work while consuming fewer computing resources than earlier versions.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
Mr. Friedman sought the answer by interviewing more than 6,000 professionals who say their teams are tops to find out what they do differently from the rest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
With the house paid off in full, White said he currently pays about $600 a month in rent — in a county where the median monthly housing cost tops $2,000.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
"Think of this warming as moving north and uphill," Kendon explains, highlighting that the UK is losing the coldest habitats from the tops of mountains.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
Our makeshift house was made of birches bent over and tied at the tops and covered with caribou skins.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
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