all-timer
noun
all-tim·er
ˈȯl-ˌtī-mər 
US
: an exceptional person or thing that is regarded as the best or as among the best of all time
… the fifth game of the National League Championship series, in San Diego, which was an all-timer by any measure …—
Roger Angell
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Ghostface gave us the definitive horror villain of the '90s, the opening sequence with Drew Barrymore and a telephone remains an all-timer, plus its cleverness hasn't waned since horror tropes never die.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 14 June 2025
The Ultimate Fighter is back for its 33rd season, and this one promises to be an all-timer.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
May 15, 2025 Wednesday’s Everybody’s Live With John Mulaney was an all-timer.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 16 May 2025
Cinema is too small a word for what this sprawling yet intimate epic achieves in its ethereal, unnerving brilliance; forget Cannes, forget the Competition, forget the whole year, even — Sound of Falling is an all-timer.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 14 May 2025
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The Dry Texturizing Spray is an all-timer of a volume-boosting, shine-amping, overall-refreshing mist that cuts down on oil without zapping moisture.
—Sarah Han, Allure, 12 May 2025
An all-timer version of one of the great love songs of the 20th century.
—Marley Marius, Vogue, 30 Apr. 2025
Besides, that was an all-timer in the Black Mirror canon, a high bar to clear.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
This year is already shaping up to be a productivity all-timer.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 17 Mar. 2025
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 14 June 2025
The Ultimate Fighter is back for its 33rd season, and this one promises to be an all-timer.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
May 15, 2025 Wednesday’s Everybody’s Live With John Mulaney was an all-timer.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 16 May 2025
Cinema is too small a word for what this sprawling yet intimate epic achieves in its ethereal, unnerving brilliance; forget Cannes, forget the Competition, forget the whole year, even — Sound of Falling is an all-timer.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 14 May 2025
Côte d'Azur Incense, $85 $68 Best Oribe Obsession Week Deals
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Dry Texturizing Spray
$52 $42
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The Dry Texturizing Spray is an all-timer of a volume-boosting, shine-amping, overall-refreshing mist that cuts down on oil without zapping moisture.
—Sarah Han, Allure, 12 May 2025
An all-timer version of one of the great love songs of the 20th century.
—Marley Marius, Vogue, 30 Apr. 2025
Besides, that was an all-timer in the Black Mirror canon, a high bar to clear.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
This year is already shaping up to be a productivity all-timer.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 17 Mar. 2025
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“All-timer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all-timer. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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