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First-responder drones are stationed atop a building or some outdoor object and can lift off immediately in response to an officer’s request or a 911 emergency call.
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Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 July 2025
As long as Sandberg was Sandberg, they’d be plucked from atop the Wrigley dirt and tossed to first to quash the latest batter’s bid for an infield hit, with what always seemed like exactly half a step to spare.
—Colin Fleming, Chicago Tribune, 29 July 2025
Now, with the Tigers atop their division, the front office is rewarding the team by buying at the deadline.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025
At the corner of Northwest 27th Avenue and 54th Street in Brownsville sits a plot of land that was supposed to have a grocery store atop it.
—Miami Herald, 28 July 2025
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Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 July 2025
As long as Sandberg was Sandberg, they’d be plucked from atop the Wrigley dirt and tossed to first to quash the latest batter’s bid for an infield hit, with what always seemed like exactly half a step to spare.
—Colin Fleming, Chicago Tribune, 29 July 2025
Now, with the Tigers atop their division, the front office is rewarding the team by buying at the deadline.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025
At the corner of Northwest 27th Avenue and 54th Street in Brownsville sits a plot of land that was supposed to have a grocery store atop it.
—Miami Herald, 28 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for atop
above
Preposition
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Because of the number of units the Fire Department dispatches to critical incidents, the total number of personnel responding to a scene would remain above the industry-standard threshold, Baker said.—
Alex Driggars,
Austin American Statesman,
25 July 2025
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Pride flag flew above state Capitol for first time Evers ordered the LGBTQ+ pride flag to fly over the East Wing of the state Capitol during the month of June in 2019 — the first time the rainbow flag flew above the building in its history.—
Jessie Opoien,
jsonline.com,
25 July 2025
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“Atop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atop. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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