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Recent Examples of uppers
The collaboration’s blue, purple and green colorways feature full suede uppers, while the white style uses a leather upper with a 3M reflective Swoosh and the black makeup uses a fully nubuck construction.
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Riley Jones, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Riley Jones, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uppers
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Green cabbage tends to be more common for fermenting, a process by which microorganisms (bacteria, yeast, or fungi) break down sugars and starches in food, producing acids, gases, or alcohol as byproducts.—
Lauren Panoff,
Verywell Health,
24 Apr. 2026
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In the industrial revolution, emissions from factories and eventually cars began polluting our air, trapping atmospheric gases and warming our planet, pushing temperatures to dangerous levels.—
Brandon Goldner,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2026
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Many of his royal relatives have also made memorable trips over the years, with experiences ranging from trying a hot dog for the first time to dancing with actor John Travolta.—
Kierra Frazier,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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The studio version, recorded down in Memphis between trips to Payne’s Bar-B-Q, opens with a guitar that sounds almost eerily humanoid in its yoiyoiyoiyoiyoiy tone.—
Stephen M. Deusner,
Pitchfork,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Uppers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uppers. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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