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on top

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  1. In a dominant or successful position. It is also put as come out on top, as in As we expected, Paul again came out on top in the chess tournament. [Mid-1500s] Also see on top of.

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Wogan brings in about $175,000 a year from pensions, with additional income from stock market investments and Social Security on top of that.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

But at UConn, write Robert O’Connell and Laine Higgins, coach Dan Hurley has discovered the formula to staying on top in a sport designed to knock you down.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

If you do take them up on their offer, regardless of their opinion of your chosen property, it will be an added bonus on top of the excitement that homeownership already provides.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

She now spends up to three hours a day campaigning, on top of managing TISZA's local social media pages.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Her red hair was piled haphazardly on top of her head, and she was sporting an impressive black eye from our combat training that day.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

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