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on top of

Definition for on top of

adverb as in further

adverb as in on the ball

adverb as in over

preposition as in above

Strongest match

raised

Strong matches

high, over, overhead, superior

Weak matches

aloft, atop, beyond, on high, upon

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Example Sentences

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She says she would use her extra time to get on top of the paperwork which comes with the job.

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On top of that, the game is continuously stopped while phases of play are checked by VAR for even the minutest of incidents.

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I set it on a shelf on top of the stove with the salt, pepper, and kitchen matches.

In the living room, for example, Brettler cleverly hung a Midcentury ceramic wall hanging from a curved piece of rebar she mounted on top of a storage unit.

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Resting on top of this constantly changing layer, the plates creep over, under, and past each other at a rate so slow it would make a snail blush.

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

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