above all

adverb

: before every other consideration : especially

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Like other large-scale livestock operations, beekeepers began to prioritize productivity and efficiency above all else—even when it strained bees’ physical limitations. Literary Hub, 27 May 2026 The care and consideration Partanna® pays to their process mirrors that of the Starbucks Hacienda Alsacia coffee farm in Costa Rica—nothing rushed, quality above all else. Condé Nast Traveler, 26 May 2026 Brendan Kelly has spent more than 30 years covering Montreal from the inside — its culture, its language politics, and above all, its hockey team. Karl Moore, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026 Zamenhof believed that the constant clashes in his hometown and beyond were, above all, the product of semantic heterogeneity. Katie Thornton, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026 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 27 May. 2026.

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