a cut above
idiom
: better than other people or things
All of his books are good, but this one is a cut above (the rest).
She's a cut above the other competitors and should win easily.
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Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 23 Mar. 2025
Yannick Bright returned to training after healing from a cut above his knee.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
His effort to put an amusing spin on the buyer’s remorse is certainly a cut above the anti-Musk bumper stickers that have become internet bestsellers and now adorn many a Tesla — including Cybertrucks.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 12 Mar. 2025
The Ivy League rivals might have the edge in cumulative SAT scores, but in most other categories — intensity, vitriol, crowd noise, national stakes — the Michigan-Michigan State rivalry is a cut above.
—Austin Meek, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
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Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 23 Mar. 2025
Yannick Bright returned to training after healing from a cut above his knee.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
His effort to put an amusing spin on the buyer’s remorse is certainly a cut above the anti-Musk bumper stickers that have become internet bestsellers and now adorn many a Tesla — including Cybertrucks.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 12 Mar. 2025
The Ivy League rivals might have the edge in cumulative SAT scores, but in most other categories — intensity, vitriol, crowd noise, national stakes — the Michigan-Michigan State rivalry is a cut above.
—Austin Meek, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
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“A cut above.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20cut%20above. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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