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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Susan Vineyard/iStockphoto/Getty Travis Lake near Austin Texas during a drought with the waterline way down - view from above with marinas and buildings and a water tower on shore under stormy sky.
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Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
The competition is a new global award celebrating the most striking photography captured from above.
—Olivia Kemp, CNN Money, 7 July 2025
Others are simply used as blunt-force weapons, dropped onto innocent targets from above.
—Jessica Tisch, New York Daily News, 6 July 2025
Overhead watering may cause flowers to droop or spotting on petals; certain species are more subject to disease if watered from above.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 5 July 2025
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Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
The competition is a new global award celebrating the most striking photography captured from above.
—Olivia Kemp, CNN Money, 7 July 2025
Others are simply used as blunt-force weapons, dropped onto innocent targets from above.
—Jessica Tisch, New York Daily News, 6 July 2025
Overhead watering may cause flowers to droop or spotting on petals; certain species are more subject to disease if watered from above.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 5 July 2025
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“From above.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/from%20above. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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