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Recent Examples of upper
Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2025
On Monday, temperatures in Central Indiana will hang in the upper 30s with lows in the mid 20s.
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 7 Nov. 2025
Chris Haslam, Wired News, 16 Oct. 2025
The upper has plenty of space, which makes a huge difference for my high arches, high instep, and wide forefoot.
—Will Porter, Outside, 13 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
Low temperatures will likely be in the mid-20s to near 30 on Sunday morning and in the upper teens to mid-20s on Monday morning.
—Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2025
On Monday, temperatures in Central Indiana will hang in the upper 30s with lows in the mid 20s.
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 7 Nov. 2025
Noun
Leather also tends to last longer than fabric uppers, especially mesh.
—Chris Haslam, Wired News, 16 Oct. 2025
The upper has plenty of space, which makes a huge difference for my high arches, high instep, and wide forefoot.
—Will Porter, Outside, 13 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for upper
Noun
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The color of the light depends on the type of gas and the amount of energy released.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Similarly, clean firm power sources such as nuclear, geothermal, and gas power with carbon capture, are experiencing tailwinds both from policy and from rising demand from data centers.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Sharing this could save a trip, a holiday or at least someone’s sanity.—
The Kim Komando Show,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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While the benefit only applies to travel with that specific airline, this can easily save you $70 in fees per person per round-trip flight.—
Harlan Vaughn,
CNBC,
8 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The uppermost floors host an executive and client facility.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
26 Oct. 2025
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Dubhe is the uppermost star; Merak is below it.—
Jesse Emspak,
Space.com,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The blast, which was heard miles away, came at a time when the area is typically crowded with hundreds of visitors attending court hearings.—
NPR,
NPR,
11 Nov. 2025
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Thirty-six hours after the explosion, officials named Livelsberger as the suspect based on a charred military ID recovered at the scene of the blast.—
Tonya Simpson,
ABC News,
11 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Following the rush of good feelings around the reunion for the Clinton inauguration, Fleetwood Mac was back at a low point.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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Firms that had stayed disciplined during the post-pandemic liquidity rush — holding back from inflated valuations and cheap leverage — are the ones outperforming, according to Bae.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The topmost dial sets the shutter speed, and the flat rear dial is used for menu navigation and to scroll through pictures during playback.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
12 Oct. 2025
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In China, the world’s topmost steelmaker, policy is murkier but capacity is huge.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Sep. 2025
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“Upper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upper. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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