aboveground
adjective
above·ground
ə-ˈbəv-ˌgrau̇nd 
1
: located or occurring on or above the surface of the ground
2
: existing, produced, or published by or within the establishment
aboveground movies
aboveground
adverb
Examples of aboveground in a Sentence
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Continually removing the aboveground growth will eventually starve the plants.
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Melinda Myers, Journal Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2024
These two broods have not been aboveground at the same time since 1803; however, scientists expect little geographical overlap of the two broods.
—Kate Golembiewski, CNN, 15 Apr. 2024
But a significant part of the market is still underground, medical research is scant, and the aboveground market is not exactly thriving.
—Jane C. Hu, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2024
Passed in 1990, that statute was narrowly constructed to help some uranium miners and a handful of communities who were present for aboveground testing.
—Catie Edmondson, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2024
To her shock, Ms. Zampieri found olms on aboveground jaunts not just in the nighttime but also in broad daylight.
—Elizabeth Anne Brown, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2024
Yamamoto’s 2018 winning design for the Taoyuan Museum of Art in Taiwan comprises two buildings with green inclined roofs connected with an aboveground corridor.
—Robin Pogrebin, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2024
Designed by famous architect Albert Kahn, the structure’s original first-floor atrium has been enlarged central atrium to extend through all three aboveground floors.
—Detroit Free Press, 23 Feb. 2024
In areas where an already dry climate is getting drier because of climate change, people have less aboveground water to rely on, and so they’re forced to over-extract aquifers.
—Matt Simon, WIRED, 24 Jan. 2024
Melinda Myers, Journal Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2024
These two broods have not been aboveground at the same time since 1803; however, scientists expect little geographical overlap of the two broods.
—Kate Golembiewski, CNN, 15 Apr. 2024
But a significant part of the market is still underground, medical research is scant, and the aboveground market is not exactly thriving.
—Jane C. Hu, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2024
Passed in 1990, that statute was narrowly constructed to help some uranium miners and a handful of communities who were present for aboveground testing.
—Catie Edmondson, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2024
To her shock, Ms. Zampieri found olms on aboveground jaunts not just in the nighttime but also in broad daylight.
—Elizabeth Anne Brown, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2024
Yamamoto’s 2018 winning design for the Taoyuan Museum of Art in Taiwan comprises two buildings with green inclined roofs connected with an aboveground corridor.
—Robin Pogrebin, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2024
Designed by famous architect Albert Kahn, the structure’s original first-floor atrium has been enlarged central atrium to extend through all three aboveground floors.
—Detroit Free Press, 23 Feb. 2024
In areas where an already dry climate is getting drier because of climate change, people have less aboveground water to rely on, and so they’re forced to over-extract aquifers.
—Matt Simon, WIRED, 24 Jan. 2024
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aboveground
adjective
above·ground
ə-ˈbəv-ˌgrau̇nd
: located or happening on or above the surface of the ground
an aboveground swimming pool
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