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get the upper hand


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upper
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Sense: Adjective: top
Synonyms:
top Collocations, topmost, uppermost, higher, loftier, higher-up, further-up, farther-up (US), superior Collocations (formal), high Collocations, at the top, near the top
Antonyms:
under Collocations, lower Collocations, bottom Collocations, underneath Collocations, below Collocations, inferior, bottommost
Sense: Adjective: senior
Synonyms:
senior Collocations, top Collocations, superior Collocations, chief Collocations, high-level, highest-ranking, highest-level, higher-ranking, higher-level, major Collocations


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