on top
idiom
1
: on the highest part or surface of something
vanilla ice cream with chocolate sauce and a cherry on top
2
chiefly British
: winning a game or competition
The team was on top after the first half.
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The film contrasts the picturesque Alpine scenery of Tyrol with the hopelessness and isolation of the people who live in this landscape involuntarily – rejected asylum seekers placed on top of the Bürglkopf mountain.
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Leo Barraclough, Variety, 16 Oct. 2025
The Cubs finished with 92 wins, while the White Sox struggled with only 60 and 102 losses on top of that.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Stacking them on top of each other had only spread the grit into the spongy pores beneath the caps, speeding up their decay.
—Callie Sumlin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 Oct. 2025
Even prior to Preservé’s arrival, the Motiva implants had begun fueling a shift in the way some surgeons perform breast augmentation, compelling them to more frequently place implants on top of the chest muscle instead of underneath it, as has been customary for decades.
—Jolene Edgar, Allure, 15 Oct. 2025
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Leo Barraclough, Variety, 16 Oct. 2025
The Cubs finished with 92 wins, while the White Sox struggled with only 60 and 102 losses on top of that.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Stacking them on top of each other had only spread the grit into the spongy pores beneath the caps, speeding up their decay.
—Callie Sumlin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 Oct. 2025
Even prior to Preservé’s arrival, the Motiva implants had begun fueling a shift in the way some surgeons perform breast augmentation, compelling them to more frequently place implants on top of the chest muscle instead of underneath it, as has been customary for decades.
—Jolene Edgar, Allure, 15 Oct. 2025
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“On top.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20top. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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