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sterlingness

noun

as in superlativeness

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  1. greatness
  2. excellence
  3. specialness
  4. preeminence
  5. supremacy
  6. fabulousness
Noun
  • The series and film followed the fictional Dillon Panthers as Coach Taylor (Chandler in the series) inspired them to achieve greatness.
    — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2026
  • In other words, this is what generational greatness looks like.
    — Jayson Stark, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of greatness
Noun
  • Maybe playing in the friendly confines of Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium will spur Manning to excellence against a national title contender.
    — Jace Evans, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
  • But a wider-view ambition keeps alive the recent level of excellence that qualified the Chiefs for membership in the club reserved for dynasties.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of excellence
Noun
  • And to do two weddings in a finale would've deprived the specialness from both of them.
    — Breanne L. Heldman, PEOPLE, 22 June 2026
  • Its accessibility only amplifies its specialness.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
Definition of specialness
Noun
  • But if nationalism is a hunger for prestige and preeminence, America’s self-image as the City on a Hill is nationalism in embryo.
    — Dominic Erdozain, Time, 3 July 2026
  • Technology Supremacy Long an area of preeminence, America now faces enormous competition in this area from China and from domestic policy decisions that are threatening to erode our advantages.
    — Michael P. Dempsey, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of preeminence
Noun
  • The battle for super-luxury supremacy in the skies is moving further back in the cabin.
    — Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • In gratifying the left, the Warren Court debilitated the long tradition of opposing judicial supremacy.
    — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of supremacy
Noun
  • And at least a few folks In the peanut gallery recognized her fabulousness.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
  • Making the celebration even sweeter, this year’s festival falls on Father’s Day, so the fruit-forward foodie fete has added some pater-riffic fabulousness.
    — Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 16 June 2026
Definition of fabulousness
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“Sterlingness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sterlingness. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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