loftiest

adjective

as in highest
being at a point or level higher than all others from the loftiest part of the mountain ridge you could see all the way to the next state

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  • The model currently rates Thompson, who is in the thick of his prime at age 29, as the league’s top goalie.
    — Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • In alphabetical order, here are the top wide receivers ahead of the Georgia high school football season.
    — Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 22 July 2026
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