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Recent Examples of aboveground
In some cases, the dark oxygen had been isolated from the atmosphere aboveground for more than 40,000 years.
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Katie Hunt, CNN, 17 Jan. 2025
The only view of the outside comes from an aboveground camera, which shows a desolate hillside, some leafless trees, and the dead bodies of people who have left the Silo.
—Daniel A. Gross, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2025
Government investigators found that three smaller airports in South Korea — which serve the cities of Gwangju, Yeosu, Pohang and Gyeongju — had similar aboveground concrete structures.
—River Akira Davis, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2025
Photo: Century 21 This house is small, but it’s got a lot going on — there’s an aboveground pool with a wraparound deck, a hot tub, a firepit, and a creek.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 10 Jan. 2025
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Katie Hunt, CNN, 17 Jan. 2025
The only view of the outside comes from an aboveground camera, which shows a desolate hillside, some leafless trees, and the dead bodies of people who have left the Silo.
—Daniel A. Gross, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2025
Government investigators found that three smaller airports in South Korea — which serve the cities of Gwangju, Yeosu, Pohang and Gyeongju — had similar aboveground concrete structures.
—River Akira Davis, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2025
Photo: Century 21 This house is small, but it’s got a lot going on — there’s an aboveground pool with a wraparound deck, a hot tub, a firepit, and a creek.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aboveground
surface
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Storms are the most common cause of lightning, but lightning strikes have been observed in volcanic eruptions, surface nuclear detonations and during heavy snowstorms even.—
Joyce Orlando,
The Tennessean,
2 Aug. 2024
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When values fail to align, problems surface, even in organizations committed to developing leaders through coaching.—
Mitch Mitchell,
Forbes,
9 Dec. 2024
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“Aboveground.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aboveground. Accessed 25 Jun. 2025.
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