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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The president is coming out, giving a bunch of names, and tons of people who are getting messages from above them say, please don’t talk about these subjects; please don’t take these subjects on.
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Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025
The student saw the hateful image and captured a photo from above.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
All craned to see, Jean and Wole from above, Kelly on shore below.
—David Wright Faladé, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
The third climber, who had descended more slowly from above, was the most experienced in the party, according to Milestone, and was able to coach this man off the steep slope.
—Owen Clarke, Outside, 25 Sep. 2025
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Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025
The student saw the hateful image and captured a photo from above.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
All craned to see, Jean and Wole from above, Kelly on shore below.
—David Wright Faladé, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
The third climber, who had descended more slowly from above, was the most experienced in the party, according to Milestone, and was able to coach this man off the steep slope.
—Owen Clarke, Outside, 25 Sep. 2025
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“From above.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/from%20above. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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