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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In three negative market periods from above (2001, 2007, 2019), it could be argued the Fed was either late to cut or was powerless to provide an immediate cushion to the market.
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Randy Watts, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Postman didn’t envision democracy being crushed from above.
—Time, 10 Sep. 2025
There are a lot of free and cheap options that others have aggregated—like Molly White’s from above.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2025
More than 50 Folsom firefighters were forced to fight the growing flames from the street and overhead from ladder trucks training high pressure hoses onto the home’s roof as a television station’s helicopter captured the attack from above.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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Randy Watts, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Postman didn’t envision democracy being crushed from above.
—Time, 10 Sep. 2025
There are a lot of free and cheap options that others have aggregated—like Molly White’s from above.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2025
More than 50 Folsom firefighters were forced to fight the growing flames from the street and overhead from ladder trucks training high pressure hoses onto the home’s roof as a television station’s helicopter captured the attack from above.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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“From above.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/from%20above. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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