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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Book a lower-floor room to get closer to the parade, or reserve a room on a higher floor to soak up both the expansiveness of Central Park and the parade from above.
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Giovanna Caravetta, Travel + Leisure, 25 Nov. 2025
The video is shot from above and appears to be a view from the roof of the restaurant.
—Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 25 Nov. 2025
Hertl tipped Eichel’s shot from above the left circle after a sound keep-in by Eichel.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 23 Nov. 2025
The April tariff crisis saw the VIX drop from above 50 to below 20 in less than 100 days—one of only four such rapid declines in history.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2025
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Giovanna Caravetta, Travel + Leisure, 25 Nov. 2025
The video is shot from above and appears to be a view from the roof of the restaurant.
—Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 25 Nov. 2025
Hertl tipped Eichel’s shot from above the left circle after a sound keep-in by Eichel.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 23 Nov. 2025
The April tariff crisis saw the VIX drop from above 50 to below 20 in less than 100 days—one of only four such rapid declines in history.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2025
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“From above.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/from%20above. Accessed 3 Dec. 2025.
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