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Recent Examples of upper
Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
Mountain Climbers This exercise combines core activation with upper body strength, particularly for the shoulders and triceps.
—Jakob Roze, Health, 21 July 2025
Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 8 July 2025
Made with super-soft suede uppers and decorative buckle straps, these slip-on shoes boast a more moccasin-like fit without sacrificing the moldable cork insoles and ample foot support.
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 4 July 2025
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Adjective
Just to its upper left will shine Mars, past its best but still unmistakable.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
Mountain Climbers This exercise combines core activation with upper body strength, particularly for the shoulders and triceps.
—Jakob Roze, Health, 21 July 2025
Noun
The sandal featured a wide-toe strap across the upper, which flared out more toward the sides and was slightly slimmer at the center.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 8 July 2025
Made with super-soft suede uppers and decorative buckle straps, these slip-on shoes boast a more moccasin-like fit without sacrificing the moldable cork insoles and ample foot support.
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 4 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for upper
Noun
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The Trump Administration’s oil and gas deregulation push should also be a positive for the sector as a whole.—
MoneyShow,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Repealing emission standard for new cars could save Americans money — if gas prices drop.—
Ignacio Calderon,
USA Today,
31 July 2025
Noun
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While Trump has expressed excitement over his state visit, in particular, there are already protests taking place against his trips.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
21 July 2025
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Book a room at The Sunset Inn in Sunset Beach to get in some beach time during your trip.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
21 July 2025
Adjective
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Lake Buchanan, the uppermost reservoir among the Highland Lakes, has risen 20 feet since July 1 and is now 100% full, up from 61% last month.—
Mary Wasson,
Austin American Statesman,
16 July 2025
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Stewart returns to the uppermost region on the most competitive list of the most consumed full-lengths in the country, as Ultimate Hits opens at No. 5 on the Official Albums chart.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
Noun
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Ulysse Nardin gave us a blast from the (relatively recent) past in July.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
31 July 2025
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The blast, which occurred Tuesday, left the facility in ruins and ignited fires that firefighters have been battling for nearly 24 hours.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 July 2025
Noun
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Almost as amazing has been the rush of concrete data on the Tonkawa Tribe that inhabited this area before the arrival of outsiders.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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That’s what causes a rush to find quick, easy answers, causing people to hurry towards quick decisions, sometimes haphazardly.—
Amy Shoenthal,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
Adjective
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The good news is that the unaffected upper levels of the multistory theater reopened for screenings the next day, which means the massive Imax auditorium on the topmost floor was thankfully spared.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
15 July 2025
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Solving world hunger and other topmost global issues would seem suitable to tackle (for my analysis of using existing AI to attend to the United Nations SDGs aka sustainable development goals, see the link here).—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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“Upper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upper. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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