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above

[uh-buhv] / əˈbʌv /


PREPOSITION
more, higher in amount, degree
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Dark sky status is given to an area when there is not a lot of light pollution from major cities and people can see clearly into the stars above.

From BBC

A photograph of him with the owner hangs above the bar.

From BBC

In China, where the metal is needed for solar-panel production and coveted by speculators, silver futures have risen to even higher levels, above $140 on Thursday.

From The Wall Street Journal

Despite a fine run of form, Leeds remain only six points above the relegation zone.

From Barron's

Molecules move between scorching temperatures deep inside the planet and cooler regions above, shifting between different states and rearranging themselves through thousands of reactions.

From Science Daily