loftier

Definition of loftiernext

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Adjective
  • Gauthier, who leads the Pacific Division-leading Ducks with 38 goals and 65 points, suffered an upper-body injury on a cross-check late in the first and did not return.
    CBS News, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2026
  • For Kardashian, workouts are typically split between lower-body strength days—focusing on legs and glutes—and upper-body and core sessions, with the occasional full-body circuit mixed in.
    Ciara Lucas, SELF, 31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Completed a month earlier than expected, steel spires were placed atop the twin Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, that brought their uppermost point to be 33 feet higher than the Sears’ roof.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Highly unusual in her work, the scratched paint becomes worn off entirely at the uppermost bend of the green tube, exposing the raw steel below like an open wound.
    Gordon Hughes, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
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“Loftier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loftier. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.

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