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above all

adverb

: before every other consideration : especially

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This is, above all, a remarkable tale of African fugitive politics. Literary Hub, 5 Dec. 2025 This, above all, is what’s at stake in the year’s exciting spate of self-aware cinematic spectacles. Justin Chang, New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2025 Trump wants a peace above all else, and has shown in recent months that pressuring his allies to make concessions is a reflexive move. Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 3 Dec. 2025 For Francie Hiltz, philanthropy is a career, a personal calling and, perhaps above all else, a civic duty. Leyla Shokoohe, Cincinnati Enquirer, 30 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for above all

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of above all was in the 14th century

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“Above all.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/above%20all. Accessed 7 Dec. 2025.

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