the above
noun
: something that is mentioned at an earlier point in the same document
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Based on feedback received during the 2024 hurricane season, the experimental cone legend will now contain the symbology for areas where a hurricane watch and tropical storm warning are simultaneously in effect (diagonal pink and blue lines near Tampa on the above map).
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Hersh Shefrin, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
The odds Anyone who is even fleetingly aware of hockey analytics as a concept knows that the above probability was predictable from both sides.
—The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 3 May 2025
Based on feedback received during the 2024 hurricane season, the experimental cone legend will now contain the symbology for areas where a hurricane watch and tropical storm warning are simultaneously in effect (diagonal pink and blue lines near Tampa on the above map).
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 2 May 2025
In the above example, the credentials would work only on https://accounts.google.com.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 1 May 2025
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“The above.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20above. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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