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Recent Examples of upper
Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 9 Dec. 2024
Ugg Droplet Anklet Boot The Ugg Droplet Ankle Boot has a fully waterproof rubber upper with a cozy, soft wool lining, keeping your feet warm and dry during cold, rainy weather.
—Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Parents, 29 Nov. 2024
Outside Online, 15 Aug. 2024
One common misconception is that mixing uppers and downers, like MDMA and ketamine, will balance each other out.
—Celia Ford, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024
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Adjective
Traditional Champagne averages around $50 at the lower end, with seemingly no upper limit for the prestige pours, but there are plenty of other styles of sparkling wine available at as many price points as there are bubbles in a glass.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 9 Dec. 2024
Ugg Droplet Anklet Boot The Ugg Droplet Ankle Boot has a fully waterproof rubber upper with a cozy, soft wool lining, keeping your feet warm and dry during cold, rainy weather.
—Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Parents, 29 Nov. 2024
Noun
Comfort First Unlike boots with stiff soles and heavy-duty uppers that can be uncomfortable until well broken in, the Konos TRS OutDry feels great upon first step-in.
—Outside Online, 15 Aug. 2024
One common misconception is that mixing uppers and downers, like MDMA and ketamine, will balance each other out.
—Celia Ford, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024
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Tijerina pointed to his concerns surrounding immigration and the border, the oil and gas industry and transgender women in sports as issues that drove him to join the GOP, noting that South Texas Democrats have always been more conservative than national Democrats.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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Anschutz is not a party to the case, but the Anschutz Exploration Group, which produces oil and gas in Utah, Colorado and Wyoming, submitted a friend-of-the-court brief which urged the court to limit the law’s focus to environmental effects that are under the direct control of an agency.David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
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As for activities, two naturalist guides will lead groups of 10 each on hiking trips, snorkeling sessions, and kayaking excursions across the Galápagos, educating all on the diverse wildlife that thrives here, from the iconic blue-footed booby to marine iguanas.Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 11 Dec. 2024
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Writer/director Megan Park’s delightful coming-of-age comedy produced by Margot Robbie centered on a simple premise — 18-year-old Elliott (Maisy Stella) met her 39-year-old future self (Aubrey Plaza) during a ‘shroom trip, high jinks ensued — but the emotional payoff was anything but.EW Staff, EW.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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Winter has arrived on the uppermost part of the Mississippi River.Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 3 Dec. 2024
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She’s collected two additional top 10s, as both Halos & Horns (No. 2) and The Acoustic Collection: 1999 - 2002 (No. 6) reached that uppermost region.Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
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Each Lantern is equipped with a power ring that can create anything through the use of willpower, from armor to weapons to energy blasts to constructs.Nick Romano, EW.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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Dying due to a bomb blast means losing all your equipment.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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The other games Texas had to scratch and claw to win — 27-24 at Vanderbilt and 20-10 at Arkansas — were their next two lowest rush outputs: 104 yards and 139, respectively.The Athletic College Football, The Athletic, 8 Dec. 2024
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The Cowboys are somehow playing their best football of the season having scored 27 and 34 points in two straight wins and their pass rush, the only decent facet of their defense, has the ability to get through the Bengals’ swiss cheese line to get to Burrow.Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 6 Dec. 2024
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And both films might have a shot at winning Academy Awards — a rare prospect for a country that produces more than 1,000 movies a year but has found the topmost industry honors hard to come by.Anupreeta Das, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
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Heat from the impact boiled off the topmost layer of the ocean while also heating the atmosphere.Devika Rao, theweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Upper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upper. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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