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Orion spaceacraft to launch atop a Block 1 version of SLS rocket (with upper stage TBD) with four crew.
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Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2026
Currently, Reddick has a substantial lead atop the Cup Series standings, while Hamlin is in third and Wallace is in 11th.
—Megan Armstrong, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
At one point, Pelley climbed atop a massive stalagmite tower more than 100 feet high.
—Brit McCandless Farmer, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
Cate Charron Several Democrats running for office in the upcoming May primary elections had five minutes to run through their platform and rile the crowd atop a soapbox.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 28 Mar. 2026
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Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2026
Currently, Reddick has a substantial lead atop the Cup Series standings, while Hamlin is in third and Wallace is in 11th.
—Megan Armstrong, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
At one point, Pelley climbed atop a massive stalagmite tower more than 100 feet high.
—Brit McCandless Farmer, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
Cate Charron Several Democrats running for office in the upcoming May primary elections had five minutes to run through their platform and rile the crowd atop a soapbox.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 28 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for atop
above
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Total snow accumulations 4 to 8 inches, except up to 14 inches above 5000 feet.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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Someone had stashed a film camera in an apartment high above the plaza, capturing a scene of rowdy onlookers feasting on sausage sandwiches and uncorking bottles of wine as—after a series of delays—the blade dropped on Weidmann’s nape.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Atop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atop. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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