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Recent Examples of aboveground
Paying your electric bill should not be a choice between PSE&G and Amy Poehler’s new nationwide system of aboveground power lines courtesy of Good Hang Energy.
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Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 10 June 2025
The aqueduct that runs the Fontana di Trevi, part of it was aboveground.
—Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2025
In mid-March, five test containers, filled with nonradioactive materials, were sealed in a special aboveground facility before being transported underground and stored along a 70-meter-long subterranean tunnel, to provide an initial proof of concept for Onkalo’s storage process.
—Marta Abbà, Wired News, 23 Apr. 2025
Some are only designed for aboveground pools, while others can only be used in inground pools.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2025
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Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 10 June 2025
The aqueduct that runs the Fontana di Trevi, part of it was aboveground.
—Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2025
In mid-March, five test containers, filled with nonradioactive materials, were sealed in a special aboveground facility before being transported underground and stored along a 70-meter-long subterranean tunnel, to provide an initial proof of concept for Onkalo’s storage process.
—Marta Abbà, Wired News, 23 Apr. 2025
Some are only designed for aboveground pools, while others can only be used in inground pools.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aboveground
surface
Adjective
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However, they were limited to single steps to tackle multi-surface flooring and not intended for use on stairs.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
4 Sep. 2025
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And that the smooth surface could harbor either a thick ice crust and thin ocean, or a thin ice crust and a thick ocean, with either possibility admitting the existence of sub-surface hydrothermal vents.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Aboveground.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aboveground. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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