on top
idiom
1
: on the highest part or surface of something
vanilla ice cream with chocolate sauce and a cherry on top
2
chiefly British
: winning a game or competition
The team was on top after the first half.
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Maybe nine guests — on top of Masha and Martin — are just too many for eight episodes.
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Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 28 May 2025
But on top of that, the story is about the blending of worlds.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 28 May 2025
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Archaeologists stepped in to keep digging and soon unearthed a wooden coffin on top of three more burials, the institute said.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 16 May 2025
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Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 28 May 2025
But on top of that, the story is about the blending of worlds.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 28 May 2025
If one location is too busy to handle online orders on top of in-store orders, AI analysis may send those online orders to a different location nearby.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 28 May 2025
Archaeologists stepped in to keep digging and soon unearthed a wooden coffin on top of three more burials, the institute said.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 16 May 2025
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“On top.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20top. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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