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Angel Island adventure My personal favorite sight sits atop Angel Island, which is a short ferry ride from Tiburon.
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Nora Heston Tarte, Mercury News, 18 May 2026
Erik Marmor / Getty Images A river of Israeli flags winds through a desert path as hundreds of people march toward the border in a display of their determination to build new Jewish settlements atop the rubble of northern Gaza.
—Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 17 May 2026
Those chasing him with a better golfing pedigree — even Alex Smalley and Matti Schmid, who also took turns atop the leaderboard while going for their first win — were undone by untimely mistakes or failure to get good looks at birdie.
—ABC News, 17 May 2026
The Dodgers head to San Diego this week to play their first series this season against the NL West rival Padres, who have been neck-and-neck with them atop the division standings.
—Michael Huntley, Oc Register, 17 May 2026
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Nora Heston Tarte, Mercury News, 18 May 2026
Erik Marmor / Getty Images A river of Israeli flags winds through a desert path as hundreds of people march toward the border in a display of their determination to build new Jewish settlements atop the rubble of northern Gaza.
—Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 17 May 2026
Those chasing him with a better golfing pedigree — even Alex Smalley and Matti Schmid, who also took turns atop the leaderboard while going for their first win — were undone by untimely mistakes or failure to get good looks at birdie.
—ABC News, 17 May 2026
The Dodgers head to San Diego this week to play their first series this season against the NL West rival Padres, who have been neck-and-neck with them atop the division standings.
—Michael Huntley, Oc Register, 17 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for atop
above
Preposition
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Brent crude futures, a global oil benchmark, traded above $110 per barrel on Tuesday.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
19 May 2026
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Watch Eric Cartman’s promo above and series creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone talk about the show on Jimmy Kimmel Live!—
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
19 May 2026
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“Atop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atop. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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