from above
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1
: from a higher place or position
It looks like a cross when viewed from above.
2
: from someone with greater power or authority
waiting for orders from above
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However, due to a wide-angle lens, a small room, and the photo being taken from above, the Carters appeared tiny, almost doll-like, in comparison to the Bidens.
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Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 25 Dec. 2025
As a second, smaller drone outfitted with a thermal camera surveyed the scene from above, Rivas maneuvered the balloon-laden drone to the proper position.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 Dec. 2025
The most decisive camera angle of the play was from above.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 24 Dec. 2025
One of the best ways to take it all in is from above.
—Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2025
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Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 25 Dec. 2025
As a second, smaller drone outfitted with a thermal camera surveyed the scene from above, Rivas maneuvered the balloon-laden drone to the proper position.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 Dec. 2025
The most decisive camera angle of the play was from above.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 24 Dec. 2025
One of the best ways to take it all in is from above.
—Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for from above
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“From above.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/from%20above. Accessed 27 Dec. 2025.
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