Definition of "over and above" []

• Supplementary. (adverb)
• More than is necessary or than expected. (adverb)

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• "So I decided to test to see if grief symptoms were distinct from depression symptoms, and whether grief predicted future impairment over and above that of depression and anxiety, says Prigerson, now at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston."
• "The creaking of wooden axles and the thunder of the iron-rimmed wheels on stone was deafening, and yet over and above this he gradually became aware of an ominous noise."
• "That experience, he said, had “propelled my interest into alternative and complementary therapies, and for the last five years I have been seeking out a vehicle for me to make a contribution over and above what I am currently able to do in my traditional urologic practice.”"