sterlingness

noun

as in superlativeness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sterlingness
  1. greatness
  2. excellence
  3. specialness
  4. preeminence
  5. supremacy
  6. fabulousness
Noun
  • Trump has described the tournament as an opportunity to showcase the nation’s greatness while ensuring robust security for participants and spectators alike.
    — Daniel Ross Goodman, The Washington Examiner, 11 July 2026
  • Well, Lincoln and Churchill lost some local elections, too, on their way to greatness.
    — Scott Simon, NPR, 11 July 2026
Definition of greatness
Noun
  • The recognitions go beyond athletics, highlighting athletes for academic excellence and community impact.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026
  • And ultimately, it is defined by our ability to bring that excellence to more people, in more communities, without asking them to travel farther from home.
    — Pradeep Khosla, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 July 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
  • Key Background Tensions between Musk and Altman are at a high as their AI companies battle for supremacy.
    — Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
  • And so the idea is that under the Constitution’s supremacy clause, federal law is the supreme law of the land.
    — Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026
Definition of supremacy
Noun
  • 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
  • Co-directors Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch keep things in a constant state of fabulousness, presenting entertaining design diversions, creating a bit of drama from the outside world, and introducing a few glittering special effects, too.
    — Frank Rizzo, Variety, 8 Apr. 2026
Definition of fabulousness
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“Sterlingness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sterlingness. Accessed 19 Jul. 2026.

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