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above

preposition as in higher in position

preposition as in more, higher in amount, degree

Strongest match

Strong match

preposition as in superior to

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But with four Ashes bankers in England's top five - and the fifth a possible starter in Jacob Bethell - they returned only one innings above 34 between them across three matches.

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As long as her current cash balance was a certain level, she didn’t care how much she spent above that level.

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"The region needs to grow above four percent to begin to structurally close the gaps in poverty and inequality," he warned.

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The nebula spans an area of the sky roughly four times larger than a full Moon and seems to be chasing a glowing patch of light above it, as if in pursuit of cosmic prey.

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Emery arrived at Villa with the club 16th in the Premier League, only a point above the relegation places.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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