: going beyond others or beyond due limit : extreme
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Adjective
espouses a kind of ultra conservatism that even some members of his own party cannot support
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Ian King, CNBC, 18 Mar. 2026
The egg whites add volume and fluff, while the additional fat from the yolks makes the filling ultra smooth, as decadent as the finest chocolate mousse.
—Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 Mar. 2026
James Horncastle, New York Times, 11 Mar. 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
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Adjective
The Chancellor Gordon Brown reacted by cutting duty on ultra-low sulphur petrol, freezing duty on other grades of motor fuel, putting more vehicles into the lowest vehicle excise duty band — a tax cut for most lorries — and taxing foreign truckers using British roads.
—Ian King, CNBC, 18 Mar. 2026
The egg whites add volume and fluff, while the additional fat from the yolks makes the filling ultra smooth, as decadent as the finest chocolate mousse.
—Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 Mar. 2026
Noun
The ultras standing there didn’t even have time to lift their sticks and contemplate what was happening.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 11 Mar. 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
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“Ultra.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ultra. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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