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overhead

[oh-ver-hed, oh-ver-hed] / ˈoʊ vərˈhɛd, ˈoʊ vərˌhɛd /
ADJECTIVE
up above
Synonyms


ADVERB
up above
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST




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Overhead, a stylized starry sky—gold against deep blue—illustrates the Pythagorean idea of the music of the spheres.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

Overhead, a web of tangled cables weaves between buildings, and if you pause to look up, you’ll almost certainly find a cat lounging above you.

From Salon • Oct. 14, 2024

Overhead footage from a local Fox News station shows three officers picking up the stray rolls by hand and tossing them over into a closed section of the highway to remove them from traffic lanes.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2024

Overhead wires were affected at Kings Norton which led to West Midlands Railway cancelling services between Birmingham, Redditch and Bromsgrove.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2024

Overhead a pair of eagles worked the shoreline looking for fish.

From "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen




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