from above
idiom
1
: from a higher place or position
It looks like a cross when viewed from above.
2
: from someone with greater power or authority
waiting for orders from above
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Another video, apparently filmed from a drone, shows a field of rubble from above.
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Mosab Abu Toha, The New Yorker, 31 Dec. 2024
Min-su drops a glass bottle from above, perhaps in an attempt to make up for betraying her in the last game.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
Golden chandeliers dripping with crystals hang from above and illuminate the grey leather banquettes below.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
Early on, the design — as seen from above — was touted as resembling a treble clef.
—Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 27 Dec. 2024
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Mosab Abu Toha, The New Yorker, 31 Dec. 2024
Min-su drops a glass bottle from above, perhaps in an attempt to make up for betraying her in the last game.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
Golden chandeliers dripping with crystals hang from above and illuminate the grey leather banquettes below.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
Early on, the design — as seen from above — was touted as resembling a treble clef.
—Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 27 Dec. 2024
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“From above.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/from%20above. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.
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