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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Video from above the location showed a partial roof collapse on the building at 642 Kirkland Drive as firefighters poured water and foam on the fire from ladders.
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Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
Some of the steel pillars are suspended from above, while others are closer to the ground, forcing you to walk among them, through a steel labyrinth of racial terror.
—Clint Smith, The Atlantic, 19 Jan. 2026
To the couple, the butterfly was a sign from above.
—Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
Stop the drafts by applying caulk or expanding foam to seal these gaps from above.
—Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 16 Jan. 2026
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Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
Some of the steel pillars are suspended from above, while others are closer to the ground, forcing you to walk among them, through a steel labyrinth of racial terror.
—Clint Smith, The Atlantic, 19 Jan. 2026
To the couple, the butterfly was a sign from above.
—Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
Stop the drafts by applying caulk or expanding foam to seal these gaps from above.
—Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 16 Jan. 2026
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 23 Jan. 2026.
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