the above
noun
: something that is mentioned at an earlier point in the same document
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Pushing through the motley crew of intimidatingly stylish partygoers outside the entrance, who had flooded the corner of East Broadway and Rutgers, was a visceral sign of all of the above.
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Alex Catarinella, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The following image illustrates the process, although the numbers in it don’t directly correspond to the numbers in the above summary.
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Yet all the above are still gainfully employed, and Kimmel sleeps with the fishes.
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Like the above books, the stakes are personal.
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Alex Catarinella, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The following image illustrates the process, although the numbers in it don’t directly correspond to the numbers in the above summary.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
Yet all the above are still gainfully employed, and Kimmel sleeps with the fishes.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
Like the above books, the stakes are personal.
—Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2025
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“The above.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20above. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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