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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 To start his post, the blended family can be seen smiling in front of the tracks, with Kenzo sweetly sitting atop his grandpa's shoulders. Emma Aerin Becker, People.com, 25 Nov. 2024 But there is one powerhouse singer — or rather, two — who sit atop his wish list. Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 25 Nov. 2024 The Houston Texans have been one of the NFL's biggest surprises this season, sitting atop the AFC South with a 7-4 record. Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 24 Nov. 2024 Trump ended up selecting Gabbard as the next director of national intelligence, a powerful position that sits atop the nation’s spy agencies and acts as the president’s top intelligence advisor. Jill Colvin and Stephen Groves, Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2024 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 30 Nov. 2024.

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