as in above
chiefly US, somewhat old-fashioned + literary on top of The house sits atop a cliff overlooking the ocean.

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Recent Examples of atop Early on, Romeo appears in the back of a black Cadillac pickup truck, imbibing a shot alongside Juliet, while another Romeo gets tattooed atop the neighboring SUV. Kristen Tauer, WWD, 5 Mar. 2025 Those import taxes sit atop existing tariffs on hundreds of billions in Chinese goods. Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 4 Mar. 2025 Private Blue Ghost moon lander aces historic lunar landing for NASA The car-sized Blue Ghost launched on Jan. 15 atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, carrying 10 science and technology experiments for NASA. Mike Wall, Space.com, 4 Mar. 2025 An amalgamation of Hindu and Mughal architectural styles, Amer is perched atop a hillock surrounded by several other ancient structures and historic landmarks. Shalbha Sarda, Architectural Digest, 4 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for atop

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“Atop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atop. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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