as in maximum
of the greatest or highest degree or quantity
exaggerates to the nth degree about everything she ever did
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Recent Examples of nth
Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady made N.F.L. history on Sunday for the nth time in his career.
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Derrik Klassen, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2023
And the curation of those clothes has been pored over to the nth degree.
—Alice Newbold, Vogue, 9 Dec. 2022
Built using Mercedes' new EVA2 platform for EVs, the EQE is obviously related to the EQS; the two cars look similar, having been optimized to the nth degree by the wind tunnel and computational fluid dynamics.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 27 Sep. 2022
The nth sequel in the sprawling MCU is expected to bring in anywhere from $145 million to $155 million over the weekend, with some estimates reaching as high as $170 million.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 6 July 2022
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Derrik Klassen, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2023
And the curation of those clothes has been pored over to the nth degree.
—Alice Newbold, Vogue, 9 Dec. 2022
Built using Mercedes' new EVA2 platform for EVs, the EQE is obviously related to the EQS; the two cars look similar, having been optimized to the nth degree by the wind tunnel and computational fluid dynamics.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 27 Sep. 2022
The nth sequel in the sprawling MCU is expected to bring in anywhere from $145 million to $155 million over the weekend, with some estimates reaching as high as $170 million.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 6 July 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nth
Adjective
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For instance, Britain agreed a 10% maximum tariff with the US, while India settled on 18% and Vietnam accepted 20%.—
David McHugh,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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Because there’s a maximum efficiency that solar panels can reach (currently topping out at about 20%), that means the way to get larger and larger amounts of power is simply to build a series of large-enough solar panels that are within mission feasibility to provide that essential energy.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
24 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Because of that, most of the men and women who are losing their lives on the front lines are married with children – and Ukraine is becoming a country of widows and orphans.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
22 Feb. 2026
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The Tommies have had the most prolific offense in the conference this season, but the Vikings kept the clamps on them for most of the night.—
Dean Spiros,
Twin Cities,
22 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Neptune is so distant that the blue spec of its disk can only be seen with the aid of an 8-inch telescope, but utmost care must be taken to ensure that the sun is well below the horizon before pointing any telescopic equipment in its direction.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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My team operated with the utmost respect to the neighbors and everybody, and they were harassed to some degree.—
Jay King,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Isaacman stated that while Boeing manufactured the troubled spacecraft, the ultimate responsibility lies with NASA for accepting a flawed vehicle and risking the lives of two astronauts.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Feb. 2026
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In its desire to put the Olympics above politics, the IOC is making the ultimate political statement that the personal conscience of a grieving athlete for the tragedy of his nation is on the same level of a political protest.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
19 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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But the Airlines for American trade group, the military and the major general aviation groups that represent business jets and small plane owners backed a competing and more comprehensive House bill that was just introduced last week.—
Josh Funk,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
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Francesco Risso, who helmed Marni after Castiglioni’s departure in 2016 through last year, took the brand in a more avant-garde, experimental direction.—
Nicole Phelps,
Vogue,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Nth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nth. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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