as in above
chiefly US, somewhat old-fashioned + literary on top of The house sits atop a cliff overlooking the ocean.

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Recent Examples of atop An addition like this is particularly welcome in creamy or cheesy recipes, like atop a bowl of mac and cheese or Alfredo linguine. Audrey Bruno, SELF, 11 Apr. 2025 Rose was as pristine at Augusta National as the postcard day, making birdie on his first three holes before collecting five more on his way to a seven-under-par 65 that put him atop the leaderboard. Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2025 Black Sunday arrived in July of that year and debuted atop the Billboard 200 with 261,000 album units sold in the first week. Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 11 Apr. 2025 Not since May 17, 2023, had May last stood atop the Dodger Stadium mound. Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for atop

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“Atop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atop. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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