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Recent Examples of aboveground
After frost has killed the aboveground vegetation, cut back cannas and dahlias and dig them.
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Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Nov. 2025
The officials decided to delay the town’s aboveground reconstruction and instead put all of their efforts into a regional underground school that would accommodate 450 students from 18 nearby hamlets.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 19 Oct. 2025
Extending blast simulation to underground effects The team is extending VC BlastProtect, a 3D city-model simulation first developed under the SIRIUS project, which has modelled aboveground blast waves and the flight of bomb fragments while accounting for surrounding infrastructure.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
As the subterranean situation deteriorates, the deceptions Max’s and Ane’s parents have been weaving since their own teen years to protect their egos and easy lives unravel along with their lavish aboveground lifestyles.
—Judy Berman, Time, 19 Sep. 2025
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Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Nov. 2025
The officials decided to delay the town’s aboveground reconstruction and instead put all of their efforts into a regional underground school that would accommodate 450 students from 18 nearby hamlets.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 19 Oct. 2025
Extending blast simulation to underground effects The team is extending VC BlastProtect, a 3D city-model simulation first developed under the SIRIUS project, which has modelled aboveground blast waves and the flight of bomb fragments while accounting for surrounding infrastructure.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
As the subterranean situation deteriorates, the deceptions Max’s and Ane’s parents have been weaving since their own teen years to protect their egos and easy lives unravel along with their lavish aboveground lifestyles.
—Judy Berman, Time, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aboveground
surface
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Its capabilities include surveillance, intelligence gathering, reconnaissance, and special operations support, alongside traditional anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare roles.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Apr. 2026
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Spray the multi-surface cleaner onto a damp cloth.—
Tessa Cooper,
The Spruce,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Aboveground.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aboveground. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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