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as in lids
a piece placed over an open container to hold in, protect, or conceal its contents
make sure the top is on the blender before you turn it on or you'll make a mess
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as in pinnacles
the highest part or point
a hawk's nest at the very top of the tree
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as in exceeds
to be greater, better, or stronger than
the next contender's javelin throw topped the reigning champion's and set a new world record
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Recent Examples of tops
Jennifer Bringle,
Footwear News,
25 June 2026
Skip these tops that typically look dressed down and don’t do much to keep you cool.
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Nneya Richards,
Travel + Leisure,
25 June 2026
Forbes Press Releases,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Violations for improperly using fireworks are a Class C Misdemeanor with fines up to $200, escalating to a Class B Misdemeanor with fines up to $2,000 or 180 days in jail if property damage tops $200 or someone is injured, per the Tarrant County Fire Marshal’s Office.
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Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 June 2026
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Noun
Garment types included tops, baby clothing, activewear, sleepwear, scarves and other items.
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Jennifer Bringle,
Footwear News,
25 June 2026
Skip these tops that typically look dressed down and don’t do much to keep you cool.
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Nneya Richards,
Travel + Leisure,
25 June 2026
Verb
Marian Lee, Chief Marketing Officer of Netflix, tops the list for the third year in a row, with Emily Prazer of Formula 1 and Frank Cooper III of Visa rounding out the top three.
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Forbes Press Releases,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Violations for improperly using fireworks are a Class C Misdemeanor with fines up to $200, escalating to a Class B Misdemeanor with fines up to $2,000 or 180 days in jail if property damage tops $200 or someone is injured, per the Tarrant County Fire Marshal’s Office.
—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tops
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Engineering innovations help also; car seats, child-resistant medication lids and soft playground surfaces each prevent countless injuries and deaths.
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The lids are made with Rubbermaid’s BPA-free StainShield plastic, which resists odors and stains without warping in the dishwasher.
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Bocas is blessed with more than a dozen excellent dive sites including underwater caves and pinnacles, reef walls, drift dive locations, and wrecks like the Barco Viejo and Mystic Wind.
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Though the top section of the Chimney Tops Trail (along with its rocky pinnacles) are closed due to fire damage, this is still one sight worth seeing.
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When demand exceeds supply every night, the process starts to break down.
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Schwarzschild found a point around a body with mass at which the escape velocity, the speed needed to escape the gravitational grip of that body, exceeds the speed of light.
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Featuring a perspective not often seen on book covers, and the perfect balance of image and text.
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Today, the public largely remembers Holmes through magazine covers, courtroom sketches, documentaries, and television dramatizations.
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The diversity of plant heights mimics what’s found in a forest and, as a bonus, offers better wildlife habitat.
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Still, the stock market continues to test new heights and is expected to tempt private equity owners and other investors to get out while the getting’s good.
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Since then, Lebanese health authorities say more than 4,250 people have been killed — a toll that surpasses the war deaths in Iran but in a country 16 times less populous.
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The borough jails won't be ready and Rikers' current population of about 6,700 inmates surpasses the 4,100-bed capacity of the new facilities.
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The bill also created new caps for federal loans for both professional and graduate students.
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The bill also established new borrowing caps for parents and graduate students who take out loans, and imposed new restrictions for Pell Grants, among other measures.
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In the Tetons, many also come with incredible head-on views of the namesake peaks.
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Chance of lightning increases as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is overhead.
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“Tops.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tops. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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