- present participle of top.
topping
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Separate official figures showed that the country’s exports surged 83.5% on year during the month, topping $120 billion for the first time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
For close to two decades, this crowd-pleasing pop superstar has been topping charts and gobbling up Grammys with detailed recreations of an ever-expanding array of past musical styles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
The report shows how the club's owners were topping up the value of the deals.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
Bond yields climbed, with the average on a gauge of world bonds topping four percent last week for the first time since 2007, according to Bloomberg.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
Papa always used pruned lengths of the roses that climbed the little house, weaving them into a very loose topping, but those roses had burned when the old house had last year.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
Australian brand Yo-Chi opened a Notting Hill branch in August and blew up quickly on social media for its range of toppings and "third space" feel.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
While sweetcorn is already a staple in South East Asian and Latin American puddings, it has largely been relegated to sandwich fillings and pizza toppings in the UK.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
The toppings are market-flexible, too: Use whatever chèvre or goat cheese you find, whether it crumbles into little pillows or lands in soft clouds, and turn a leftover hunk of cornbread into crisp, salty crumbs.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
Premium toppings, extravagant presentations and supersize varieties are pushing hot dogs into the realm of haute cuisine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Elizabeth makes fresh bowls of ice cream for them to try, taking care with the coconut and pistachio toppings.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
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