Adjective
espouses a kind of ultra conservatism that even some members of his own party cannot support
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Adjective
The Large High Altitude Air Shower Observatory (LHAASO) has detected ultra-powerful gamma rays—reaching energies of about one quadrillion electron volts (PeV)—coming from a seemingly ordinary stellar remnant.—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 26 Apr. 2026 To that end, Servais feels a contemporary art price adjustment will meet the demands of a market that is still in sticker shock over ultra-contemporary artworks that auction for less than their primary market cost.—Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 26 Apr. 2026
Noun
Benfica’s ultras, the Diabos Vermelhos, turned up and set off flares throughout the game.—Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2026 Such severe renal failure is rare, but potentially life-threatening, and more likely when the renal system is already under duress during intense exercise, like running an ultra.—Dan England, Outside, 5 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ultra
Word History
Etymology
Adjective
ultra-
Noun
ultra-
Prefix
Latin, from ultra beyond, adverb & preposition, from *ulter situated beyond — more at ulterior