from above
idiom
1
: from a higher place or position
It looks like a cross when viewed from above.
2
: from someone with greater power or authority
waiting for orders from above
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Beyond the daunting nature of touring cross-country in Canada, there’s also been the invisible line of breaking into America as an artist from above the border.
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Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 30 Apr. 2025
According to the Decision Desk HQ/The Hill polling averages, Trump’s job approval rating has gone from above 50 percent in mid-February to 44.4 percent currently.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 24 Apr. 2025
To look at Marrakesh from above is to see a mosaic of oranges and pinks—a little terracotta here, a rosy peach there.
—Asia London Palomba, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2025
Interceptors try to approach from above and behind where they will not be spotted by the Russian drone operator.
—David Hambling, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
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Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 30 Apr. 2025
According to the Decision Desk HQ/The Hill polling averages, Trump’s job approval rating has gone from above 50 percent in mid-February to 44.4 percent currently.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 24 Apr. 2025
To look at Marrakesh from above is to see a mosaic of oranges and pinks—a little terracotta here, a rosy peach there.
—Asia London Palomba, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2025
Interceptors try to approach from above and behind where they will not be spotted by the Russian drone operator.
—David Hambling, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
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“From above.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/from%20above. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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