on top of
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In control of, fully informed about, as in The weeds were terrible, but the new gardener was soon on top of them , or Our senator always manages to be on top of the issues .
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In addition to, following closely on, as in Several other benefits are being offered on top of a better salary , or On top of the flu Jane caught her sister's measles . [c. 1600]
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Also, on top of one another . Very close to, crowded, as in I didn't see her until she was right on top of us , or In these condominiums people are living right on top of one another . [Mid-1900s]
Example Sentences
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I appreciate being in one place long enough to mark the rhythms of the seasons, watching the storks arrive and nest on top of the electricity poles in spring, seeing their chicks hatch in summer and then watching them fly south in autumn.
That would be on top of $18.97 that homeowners now pay for the agency’s services.
From Los Angeles Times
On top of that, it’s hard for gold investors to ignore the run-up in gold prices that has happened over the last year.
From MarketWatch
They said the measures they have established on top of the regulations, including personalised plans for areas such as nutrition, psycho-social and wellbeing, physiotherapy and sleep help "break down barriers" for expectant mothers.
From BBC
Christopher Borick, director of the Muhlenberg College Institute of Public Opinion in Pennsylvania, noted that the conflict comes on top of existing concerns about affordability and immigration.
From Barron's
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