loftier

adjective

as in higher

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  1. upper
  2. uppermost
Adjective
  • The second-year midfielder, signed out of Duke before the 2025 season, drove forward with space in front of her before unleashing a shot from outside the penalty area into the upper corner for her first NWSL goal.
    — Harold Gutmann, Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Injuries are inevitable, and the Packers have been in the upper half of the NFL in games missed due to injury for three straight seasons.
    — Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
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  • Before this week, Göransson had come very close to entering the uppermost region but had never managed to do so.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • The Great Lakes and Ohio Valley will face the greatest risk as the storms skirt the uppermost edge of a heat dome across the Plains and rumble through eastern Minnesota and northern Wisconsin, fueled by ample amounts of heat and humidity.
    — Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 26 July 2026
Definition of uppermost
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