the ultimate in
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: the greatest or most extreme form or example of (something)
This car is the ultimate in safety.
They provide their customers with the ultimate in service.
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Back in the day, Freemans Sporting Club was the ultimate in cool with its restaurant, barbershop and men’s store tucked into an alley on New York’s Lower East Side.
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Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 15 Jan. 2026
The hillside property is arranged as two independent villas that can operate independently or as one estate offering the ultimate in privacy and comfort for homeowners and their guests and staff.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 14 Jan. 2026
The market understands this and has therefore treated Berkshire shares as the ultimate in stability and defensive properties — as a member of the trillion-dollar market-cap club that behaves almost inversely to the Mag7 .
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2025
This is the ultimate in living room furniture for its ability to seat up to seven guests comfortably at once—and on a curve no less.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 23 Oct. 2025
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Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 15 Jan. 2026
The hillside property is arranged as two independent villas that can operate independently or as one estate offering the ultimate in privacy and comfort for homeowners and their guests and staff.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 14 Jan. 2026
The market understands this and has therefore treated Berkshire shares as the ultimate in stability and defensive properties — as a member of the trillion-dollar market-cap club that behaves almost inversely to the Mag7 .
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2025
This is the ultimate in living room furniture for its ability to seat up to seven guests comfortably at once—and on a curve no less.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 23 Oct. 2025
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“The ultimate in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20ultimate%20in. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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