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  1. prep. Atop
  2. prep. idiomatic In addition to something else.
  3. prep. idiomatic Fully informed about, and in control of something; up to speed with.

Examples

  • “Our thought was, when the actual vehicle got built—and at that point no one knew what the Apollo configuration would be—we could put something like it on top of this carrier and pilot-astronauts could fly it just like they would over the Moon.”

    Simon & Schuster: First Man

  • “He went next into the bathroom, where a night-shirt made a rumpled pile on top of the wicker clothes hamper.”

    Simon & Schuster: Moon Dance

  • “She only had one hand free to fit the hook into its sliding eye-bracket, and to reach that she had to balance a knee on top of the ladder and stretch on tiptoe.”

    Simon & Schuster: The Second Time

  • “Although NASA engineers at Dryden had considered the possibility of air-launching the X-20 from a B-52 or B-70 mother ship, the plan that NASA and the air force adopted was to loft the Sänger-like boost-glider into orbit on top of a Titan III.”

    Simon & Schuster: First Man

  • “Nuala came out of the house to see them off, giving Róisín a squeeze and a kiss on top of the head.”

    Simon & Schuster: FALSE MERMAID

  • “According to Neil, “It looked like a big Campbell Soup can sitting on top of legs, with a gimbaled engine underneath it.””

    Simon & Schuster: First Man

  • “My father is in bed, stretched under the blanket with eyes closed, his arms on top of the duvet cover, nut-color on white.”

    Simon & Schuster: A Mountain of Crumbs

  • “Somewhere in the distance, I see an American flag waving on top of an apartment building, a glaring peppermint-red-and-white in the overwhelming gray.”

    Simon & Schuster: Venomous

  • “They were accompanied by Max, their long-in-the-tooth, long-haired dachshund, who found a comfortable place on top of one of Andruss shined loafers and didnt let out so much as a squeak of complaint when the girls ducked under the table and fondled him half to death.”

    Simon & Schuster: The Italian Summer

  • “They stacked up furniture, piece by piece, on top of the cherrywood dining table where the Ungars had eaten thousands of meals.”

    Simon & Schuster: One of a Kind

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