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The crew of four will liftoff aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft atop a Falcon 9 rocket no earlier than June 25, NASA announced Monday evening (June 23).
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Josh Dinner, Space.com, 24 June 2025
If smaller configurations of European defenses are layered atop NATO, the United States could explore new alliance approaches that leverage those efforts.
—Rebecca Lissner, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
Harvey’s technology is built atop leading large language models—OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Anthropic’s Claude, and so on—and combined with data and work flows designed for and by lawyers.
—Alexandra Sternlicht, Fortune, 23 June 2025
After three months, Alex Warren’s reign atop the U.K.’s Official Singles Chart has come to an end as Sabrina Carpenter ousts him from the No. 1 spot (June 13).
—Thomas Smith, Billboard, 13 June 2025
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Josh Dinner, Space.com, 24 June 2025
If smaller configurations of European defenses are layered atop NATO, the United States could explore new alliance approaches that leverage those efforts.
—Rebecca Lissner, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
Harvey’s technology is built atop leading large language models—OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Anthropic’s Claude, and so on—and combined with data and work flows designed for and by lawyers.
—Alexandra Sternlicht, Fortune, 23 June 2025
After three months, Alex Warren’s reign atop the U.K.’s Official Singles Chart has come to an end as Sabrina Carpenter ousts him from the No. 1 spot (June 13).
—Thomas Smith, Billboard, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for atop
above
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Four years later, SpaceX launched the first batch of Starlink internet satellites, Starlink trains became a thing, and astronomers realized that the satellites, orbiting only 340 miles (550 kilometers) above Earth, were too bright not to interfere with their observations.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
18 June 2025
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The pictures show the finished Avenue 56 grade separation, which raises traffic above the track route using a 219 feet long, 35 feet wide bridge.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 June 2025
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“Atop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atop. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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