at the top of the tree

prepositional phrase

At the highest level.

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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. figurativelyinformalAt the highest level.

    Apple’s at the top of the tree, but the winds of change can blow it down [title]

    2016 April 3, “Apple’s at the top of the tree, but the winds of change can blow it down”, in The Guardian
Cite this entry
APA

at the top of the tree. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/at%20the%20top%20of%20the%20tree

MLA

“at the top of the tree.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/at%20the%20top%20of%20the%20tree. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “at the top of the tree,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/at%20the%20top%20of%20the%20tree.

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