from below

idiom

: from a lower place
I felt a draft from below.

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Accidental melodies fade in and out of earshot; pulsing chords rise up from below and are swallowed back into the murk, only to be replaced by other pulses running at different tempi, giving the impression of wheels within wheels within wheels. Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 21 Feb. 2026 If there are other details missing from below that make sense to include, add those to your plan, too. Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 20 Feb. 2026 The Antarctic Ocean is heavily layered, or stratified, to a depth of around 1,000 meters (3,280 feet) because of conflicting properties including colder, denser water from below not readily mixing with fresh water running off melting ice from above. CNN Money, 18 Feb. 2026 Everyone sat down around a fire pit, except for Land, who stood, face lit from below, gesturing and swaying. James Duesterberg, New Yorker, 18 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for from below

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“From below.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/from%20below. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.

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