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Recent Examples of upper
Daniel Apai, The Conversation, 2 June 2025
They are made with a woven mesh upper that’s machine-washable, breathable, and soft to the touch.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 1 June 2025
Genevieve Cepeda, Travel + Leisure, 8 May 2025
But first, brands must reexamine their long-term goals related to sourcing and reframe their thinking about cost, according to Stephen Martin, CEO of KX Lab, a startup pioneering the use of 3D-knitting for footwear uppers.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 30 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
Could alien microbes frolic in lakes of boiling acid or frigid liquid methane, or float in water droplets in Venus’ upper atmosphere?
—Daniel Apai, The Conversation, 2 June 2025
They are made with a woven mesh upper that’s machine-washable, breathable, and soft to the touch.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 1 June 2025
Noun
This pair features a cushy foam footbed, plus a soft upper that moves with you.
—Genevieve Cepeda, Travel + Leisure, 8 May 2025
But first, brands must reexamine their long-term goals related to sourcing and reframe their thinking about cost, according to Stephen Martin, CEO of KX Lab, a startup pioneering the use of 3D-knitting for footwear uppers.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for upper
Noun
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The price of oil makes up about half the price of a gallon of gas, so one of the first things to be affected by rising oil prices would be prices at the pump.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
14 June 2025
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These gases, possibly along with thin icy clouds, reduce the heat escaping into space, making the planet appear cooler and fainter than expected.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
14 June 2025
Noun
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The blimp travels more than 100 days per year, with trips ranging anywhere from three days to three weeks.—
Rachel Reiff Ellis,
Fortune,
3 June 2025
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Zelenskyy said during a trip to Lithuania Monday that a new release of prisoners of war was being prepared after the Istanbul meeting.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 June 2025
Adjective
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Morgan Wallen Scores Trio of Top 10s Among Wallen’s 32 wins on the Hot 100 this frame is a trio of top 10s, which sit side-by-side within the uppermost tier.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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Most of the collections he’s placed on the roster have reached the uppermost region, with a total of 22 projects making it to the list.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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Sam Clark started it off with a walk before Isaac Robinson plated him on a blast that hit off of the left field wall.—
Jack Murray,
Boston Herald,
12 June 2025
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My relatives could hear screaming, followed by more blasts.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
12 June 2025
Noun
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If passed in its current form, the loss of incentives would likely lead to a short-term rush to buy and build renewable power projects, followed by a steep dropoff late this decade, BNEF said.—
Alan Ohnsman,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
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The morning was whirlwind enough, getting yelled at by TSA agents, flipping luggage here and there, tying shoes in a rush, flying through the clouds, finding our car at the economy parking lot, then oddly missing the correct highway connection at the airport exit.—
Denise Snodell,
Kansas City Star,
7 June 2025
Adjective
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For this alternate model, however, MSI jumped to AMD’s Z2 Extreme chip, the topmost chip in AMD's line of relatively new APUs for smaller devices like the Claw.—
Matthew Buzzi,
PC Magazine,
23 May 2025
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Others assert that achieving AGI is going to be complex and convoluted, necessitating that only the topmost AI experts will be able to tell us that AGI is almost here.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
6 May 2025
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“Upper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upper. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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