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Recent Examples of upper
Megan Schaltegger, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025
The upper level houses the Primary Suite, Junior Suite and a stunning office, while the lower level offers a media room, sauna, gym and wine room.
—Roger Sands, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
Emily Pennington, Outside Online, 18 Oct. 2024
The micro-leather upper is treated with Scotchguard for endurance through the elements — and whatever your travels have in store.
—Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 8 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
There’s an upper cabinet with convenient sliding doors and plenty of interior space.
—Megan Schaltegger, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025
The upper level houses the Primary Suite, Junior Suite and a stunning office, while the lower level offers a media room, sauna, gym and wine room.
—Roger Sands, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
Noun
With soft leather uppers and thick, 4mm lugs, these waterproof boots are made to go the distance.
—Emily Pennington, Outside Online, 18 Oct. 2024
The micro-leather upper is treated with Scotchguard for endurance through the elements — and whatever your travels have in store.
—Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 8 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for upper
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Diarrhea, bloating, gas, cramps—they’re all part of the woe.Betsy Andrews, Saveur, 9 Jan. 2025
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The same law also bans price boosts for gas, transportation, food, emergency supplies, medical supplies and building supplies.Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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The Rams worked quickly to arrange for families to accompany players on the trip.Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
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The directors go for an experiential, if more narratively ambiguous artistic ethos that results in an excitingly cinematic trip alongside unlikable people.Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025
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Only one musician has reached the uppermost tier on the Radio Songs roster more often than either Carey or Drake.Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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This mixture may have separated into two layers, each about 5,000 miles thick, the uppermost being water-rich and the lower being hydrocarbon-rich.Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024
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The blast of attention falls at a touchy time for Greenland.Maya Tekeli, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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Beginning Wednesday night, the storm system will move over Texas, Arkansas and the Tennessee Valley, bringing 4 to 8 inches of snow to a portion of the south-central and southeastern U.S. that has experienced unseasonably cold temperatures from a blast of Arctic air this week.Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
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The defensive line needs to be reworked and the pass rush has to be augmented.Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2025
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The Chargers’ rush, led by Bosa and Khalil Mack, was stout all game.Daniel Popper, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
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While a former Biden Administration official said de minimis reform was one of the president’s topmost priorities, and that a NPRM was expected by early December, the administration has not made any such announcement.Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
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Finally, the topmost aim is to allow the use of a separate video as the input source, possibly accompanied by text and images, all of which the generative AI utilizes to produce a suitable video.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Upper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upper. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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