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Recent Examples of ne plus ultra Consider that the fabled edifice on 125th Street in Harlem has for more than 90 years has been the ne plus ultra showcase for Black talent. Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025 Both are regularly photographed entering or exiting the Santa Monica trattoria Giorgio Baldi, arguably the ne plus ultra celebrity clubhouse. Vogue, 27 Feb. 2025 The spectacle was followed up with a welcome reception at the Wynn’s Art Deco–themed jazz club Delilah, where the rare automotive expressions found a comparable pairing with Napa’s ne plus ultra of wine. Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 26 Nov. 2024 As a bonus: Already the ne plus ultra of mother-daughter cringe comedy, Kath & Kim manages nevertheless to up the absurdist ante with the fact that Turner and Craig are just one year apart in age — a surreal detail echoed by one of today’s own cringe cult comedies, PEN15. Alexis Gunderson, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for ne plus ultra
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Noun
  • Knowing Thursday could be the pinnacle at Ballhalla this season only made the moment more savory.
    Marcus Thompson II, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Aston Martin has, as noted, pushed its cars decidedly upmarket, and this pinnacle offering now competes, in price and power, directly with vehicles such as the $504,000 Ferrari 12Cilindri Spider while coming in well above the Bentley Continental GTC, which starts at $336,000.
    Brett Berk, Robb Report, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • One is the continued dominance of Argentina, 10 points clear at the top with one round of matches remaining.
    Jack Lang, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • An adjustable buckle across the top keeps them in place, and their closed-toe design helps keep feet warm as temperatures get colder.
    Melody Kazel, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The speakers and attendees outlined their vision for the world at a time when national conservatism has reached its zenith of influence.
    Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 3 Sep. 2025
  • These continued every few days for the better part of the next year, one Bowyer would look back on as a personal and professional zenith.
    DAVID AMSDEN, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Heeled mules are the ideal way to take both your style and your feet (literally) to new heights.
    Amber Cardullo, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Recently, however, both teams have elevated themselves to greater heights.
    Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This is still above the nationwide median sale price—but far below the peak of $650,000 reached in the city in 2022.
    Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
  • During peak times, trades can take minutes and cost more than $30, which is untenable for both retail users and professional traders.
    Sean Lee, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Tres, his sexy, 16-seat counter-dining restaurant in a basement warehouse in Rotterdam, is the culmination of that boundless curiosity.
    Ann Abel, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • The indictments are the culmination of a weeks-long investigation by the Texas Rangers, Johnson County judge Christopher Boedeker told WFAA.
    Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The most challenging accusations reach the libertarian administration's apex—the Mileis themselves.
    Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Liverpool are simply higher up the food chain — although the apex predator remains Real Madrid, who captured Trent Alexander-Arnold from Anfield earlier in the summer.
    Oliver Kay, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025

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“Ne plus ultra.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ne%20plus%20ultra. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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