from above
idiom
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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Or just one in the endless mishmash of literary references in the series?) beneath a looming board of daggers pointing down at them from above.
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Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2025
He was told to shelter in place while the mountain was shrouded in clouds until rescuers could get a clear view from above, according to the post.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2025
In another video, water was seen pouring over the sides of a Metro-North Railroad train from above.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 1 Aug. 2025
An agreement is simply an explicit, mutual commitment: a promise co-created and owned by the team, not handed down from above or left vague.
—Carrie-Ann Barrow, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
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Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2025
He was told to shelter in place while the mountain was shrouded in clouds until rescuers could get a clear view from above, according to the post.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2025
In another video, water was seen pouring over the sides of a Metro-North Railroad train from above.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 1 Aug. 2025
An agreement is simply an explicit, mutual commitment: a promise co-created and owned by the team, not handed down from above or left vague.
—Carrie-Ann Barrow, Forbes.com, 30 July 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 19 Aug. 2025.
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