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Bosnia & Herzegovina travels to San Marino hoping to defend its spot atop Group H in the UEFA portion of 2026 World Cup qualifying on Saturday.
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Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Sep. 2025
The military instead shared photos of smiling Palestinians atop cars with their belongings.
—Aya Batrawy, NPR, 5 Sep. 2025
Many infectious diseases are lethal only for the poor; they are layered atop comorbidities and chronic conditions produced by social and commercial determinants of health.
—Stan Chu Ilo, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
First-Time Wins for Nine Inch Nails By opening atop the vinyl list, Nine Inch Nails also earns its first top 10 on those tallies.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Sep. 2025
The military instead shared photos of smiling Palestinians atop cars with their belongings.
—Aya Batrawy, NPR, 5 Sep. 2025
Many infectious diseases are lethal only for the poor; they are layered atop comorbidities and chronic conditions produced by social and commercial determinants of health.
—Stan Chu Ilo, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
First-Time Wins for Nine Inch Nails By opening atop the vinyl list, Nine Inch Nails also earns its first top 10 on those tallies.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for atop
above
Preposition
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Nikolas Kokovlis | Nurphoto | Getty Images Online lender Klarna priced its IPO at $40 per share on Tuesday, above its expected range, in a deal that values the Swedish company at about $15 billion.—
Ryan Browne,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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Hurricanes are born in the tropics, above warm water.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Atop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atop. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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