the above
noun
: something that is mentioned at an earlier point in the same document
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Perfection’s surgeons — which aren’t listed on the website, unlike most other surgery centers — didn’t do the above, at least once.
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Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 22 June 2025
Perfection’s surgeons — which aren’t listed on the website, unlike most other surgery centers — didn’t do the above, at least once.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 15 June 2025
Enlistment ceremony, concert at the Ellipse and fireworks *The times listed in the above schedule are in eastern time.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 14 June 2025
If the above listings look disorienting or intimidating, just know that the College World Series is double-elimination style across two brackets — think of those as the Friday and Saturday sides.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 13 June 2025
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“The above.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20above. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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