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Recent Examples of upper
Jeff Kilburg, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
Skies are expected to be clear and highs will be in the upper 80s to lower 90s, while lows will be in the 60s, according to the National Weather Service.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 12 Sep. 2025
Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2025
But credit also goes to Giro for its firm Syncwire upper, which completes the taut feel, and for its stiff carbon soles, which deliver excellent power transfer.
—The Editors, Outside, 28 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
These behemoths are primarily technology firms, which dominate the upper echelons of the index due to their growth in areas like AI, cloud computing, and digital services.
—Jeff Kilburg, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
Skies are expected to be clear and highs will be in the upper 80s to lower 90s, while lows will be in the 60s, according to the National Weather Service.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
Mix Cabinet Types Break up the monotony of just uppers and lowers—and achieve a more elevated, designer look—by mixing cabinet types.
—Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2025
But credit also goes to Giro for its firm Syncwire upper, which completes the taut feel, and for its stiff carbon soles, which deliver excellent power transfer.
—The Editors, Outside, 28 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for upper
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Activities such as global shipping, seismic airgun surveys for oil and gas, offshore construction and drilling, and the emerging threat of deep-sea mining now flood the seas with constant, disruptive sound.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
11 Sep. 2025
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When unemployment goes up, the Fed usually lowers interest rates to try to give the economy some gas.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Skyridge will send you its tattered battle plans during its long trip back to Utah.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
13 Sep. 2025
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King Charles and Prince Harry seem to be on the road to reconciliation, with the two recently meeting for tea during Harry’s latest trip to the UK.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Twenty One Pilots stalled just outside that region on all three lists, but the single did break into the uppermost area on both airplay rosters.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Starship ignited six of its own Raptor engines to continue powering itself into space, while the Super Heavy booster flipped around to fly tail-first and relit some of its engines in the uppermost reaches of the atmosphere to reverse course and boost itself back toward the Texas coastline.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
27 Aug. 2025
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Townshend let loose with a blast of distorted guitar as keyboard player Loren Gold played in one of the evening’s highlights.—
Jim Ryan,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The massive blast and subsequent landslides, flooding and ash cloud killed 57 people, caused more than $1 billion in damage and destroyed at least 200 homes, and was heard more than 200 miles away.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Collaborating with Pearson Sound made this track exciting too because listening to his music has always been a serotonin rush.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
10 Sep. 2025
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Woven from a rush straw cattail blend, these two round floor cushions will fulfill any, and all, desires to incorporate more natural materials into your design.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The various roofs are blue and the topmost turret is gold.—
Colson Thayer,
People.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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This topic has recently risen to the topmost headlines due to a civil lawsuit that was filed against OpenAI, the AI maker of the widely popular ChatGPT and GPT-5, occurring on August 26, 2025 (the case of Matthew and Maria Raine versus OpenAI and Sam Altman).—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Upper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upper. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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