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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The first image showed the two of them smiling as confetti fell from above.
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Angel Saunders, People.com, 25 Jan. 2025
Satellite images capture the destruction from above, showing entire neighborhoods reduced to rubble.
—Clint Alwahab, CNN, 10 Jan. 2025
In this aerial view taken from a helicopter, burned homes are seen from above during the Palisades fire near the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, California on January 9, 2025.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2025
Officials also warned that in addition to fueling wildfires, the winds could also ground helicopters and other aircraft that were being used to help contain the fire with retardant from above and provide aerial reconnaissance.
—Jesus Jiménez, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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Angel Saunders, People.com, 25 Jan. 2025
Satellite images capture the destruction from above, showing entire neighborhoods reduced to rubble.
—Clint Alwahab, CNN, 10 Jan. 2025
In this aerial view taken from a helicopter, burned homes are seen from above during the Palisades fire near the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, California on January 9, 2025.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2025
Officials also warned that in addition to fueling wildfires, the winds could also ground helicopters and other aircraft that were being used to help contain the fire with retardant from above and provide aerial reconnaissance.
—Jesus Jiménez, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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“From above.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/from%20above. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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