from above
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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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The hello from above was sudden and more than subtle.
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Denise Snodell, Kansas City Star, 7 June 2025
Seen from above, these geoglyphs depict birds, llamas, killer whales armed with weapons, decapitated human heads and more.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 June 2025
In rope rescues, one firefighter is attached to a rope secured from above by another firefighter who lowers them down from the roof.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 4 June 2025
As for Monday’s win, Hurricanes coach J.D. Arteaga believes Miami may have gotten some help from above.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 3 June 2025
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Denise Snodell, Kansas City Star, 7 June 2025
Seen from above, these geoglyphs depict birds, llamas, killer whales armed with weapons, decapitated human heads and more.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 June 2025
In rope rescues, one firefighter is attached to a rope secured from above by another firefighter who lowers them down from the roof.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 4 June 2025
As for Monday’s win, Hurricanes coach J.D. Arteaga believes Miami may have gotten some help from above.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 3 June 2025
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“From above.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/from%20above. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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