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High atop a particularly craggy one, the rainfall gets a toehold beneath soil clinging to a very steep and slightly concave slope of rock.
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Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 19 May 2025
The final competition involved challengers facing off to hoist five stones, weighing between 331 to 460 pounds, atop a pillar.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 19 May 2025
The 40-year-old stands alone atop the leaderboard, finishing the round at 1-under par and 8-under par for the tournament through the first 36 holes.
—Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 16 May 2025
Pope Leo appeared on the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica on Thursday evening local time after white smoke had billowed from a chimney atop the Sistine Chapel, signifying the 133 cardinal electors had chosen a new leader for the 1.4 billion-member Catholic Church.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 9 May 2025
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Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 19 May 2025
The final competition involved challengers facing off to hoist five stones, weighing between 331 to 460 pounds, atop a pillar.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 19 May 2025
The 40-year-old stands alone atop the leaderboard, finishing the round at 1-under par and 8-under par for the tournament through the first 36 holes.
—Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 16 May 2025
Pope Leo appeared on the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica on Thursday evening local time after white smoke had billowed from a chimney atop the Sistine Chapel, signifying the 133 cardinal electors had chosen a new leader for the 1.4 billion-member Catholic Church.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 9 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for atop
above
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That’s down from 24% before the China pact but well above the 2% to 3% average before Trump took office.—
Paul Davidson,
USA Today,
13 May 2025
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With a median monthly mortgage, tax and insurance payment of $3,700—accounting for 42 percent of the median income, well above the long-term average of 29 percent—the affordability gap has become a major barrier to homeownership, Gerli said.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 May 2025
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“Atop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atop. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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