the above

noun

: something that is mentioned at an earlier point in the same document
If any of the above is incorrect, please let me know.
Contact any of the above for more information.

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Oettinger’s numbers didn’t stack up to most of the above aces last season. Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026 Removable cushions make spot-cleaning easier which is especially helpful with kids, pets, snacks, or all of the above. Jeaneen Russell, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026 For one thing, archetypes are by definition reductive, and there are plenty of people around here who are older, or parents, or retired, or indifferent to the bar scene, or all of the above. Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 2 Sep. 2026 In moderate traffic conditions, BlueCruise executes all of the above smoothly and predictably without requiring driver input. Brooke Crothers, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for the above

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“The above.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20above. Accessed 7 Sep. 2026.

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