high-up
noun
British
: a person in an organization or government who has a lot of power and authority
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The country contributed only one city to the list’s Top 10 – with Asia taking the majority of those high-up spots – though Chicago and San Francisco did rank at 41st and 46th place, respectively.
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John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
That said, her favorites are crevice tools for furniture, upholstery brushes for delicate surfaces, and extension wands for high-up areas.
—Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 13 Feb. 2026
Use the sofa brush to clean upholstered furniture, the 2-in-1 brush to dust off windowsills and shelves, and the extendable tube to reach ceiling fans and other high-up areas.
—Isabel Garcia, People.com, 15 May 2025
The ceiling is covered in gilded wood, and light pours in through high-up windows to illuminate intricate mosaics that line the nave.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 25 Apr. 2025
The phrase is commonly used to denote a person with high-up connections that can make a difficult situation easy.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2025
It’s flanked by swing-arm sconces and walnut Burrow Index stools that act as minimalist nightstands day-to-day, but can also be used as extra seating for guests and to reach high-up storage.
—Morgan Goldberg, Architectural Digest, 5 Dec. 2024
Swift and her dancers are literally playing chess at one point, unbeknown to anyone in the audience except maybe the most attentive — and high-up — attendees.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 29 Nov. 2024
This dangerous new campaign has managed to inflate search signals for new, malicious sites, tricking users into clicking high-up search results for common keywords.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
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John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
That said, her favorites are crevice tools for furniture, upholstery brushes for delicate surfaces, and extension wands for high-up areas.
—Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 13 Feb. 2026
Use the sofa brush to clean upholstered furniture, the 2-in-1 brush to dust off windowsills and shelves, and the extendable tube to reach ceiling fans and other high-up areas.
—Isabel Garcia, People.com, 15 May 2025
The ceiling is covered in gilded wood, and light pours in through high-up windows to illuminate intricate mosaics that line the nave.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 25 Apr. 2025
The phrase is commonly used to denote a person with high-up connections that can make a difficult situation easy.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2025
It’s flanked by swing-arm sconces and walnut Burrow Index stools that act as minimalist nightstands day-to-day, but can also be used as extra seating for guests and to reach high-up storage.
—Morgan Goldberg, Architectural Digest, 5 Dec. 2024
Swift and her dancers are literally playing chess at one point, unbeknown to anyone in the audience except maybe the most attentive — and high-up — attendees.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 29 Nov. 2024
This dangerous new campaign has managed to inflate search signals for new, malicious sites, tricking users into clicking high-up search results for common keywords.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
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