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Recent Examples of superiority With over 600 DEXs now operating according to Grvt’s estimates, pure technological superiority or lower fees no longer guarantee success. Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025 Not to mention the moral superiority gap it’s widened in conversations between the thin and the not thin enough. Allison Lax, Glamour, 15 Sep. 2025 New this season is Hamish Linklater as Dean Cipher, the new dean of Godolkin University who believes in the superiority of Supes over humans. Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 14 Sep. 2025 Timothy Olyphant, again, sells the superiority well. Noel Murray, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for superiority
Recent Examples of Synonyms for superiority
Noun
  • Professional arrogance, that is, that pushed Atkinson to exceed everybody’s expectations … except his own.
    Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • True to his overconfidence-bordering-on-arrogance nature, new intern Wes earlier in the episode did not follow instructions and attended to patients without permission.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Given the excellence of the Dodgers’ rotation, the Brewers may feel pressure to create, well, pressure.
    Andy McCullough, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Hosted by award-winning actor, writer, and producer Aasif Mandvi, the milestone event is said to host a variety of leading filmmakers, industry professionals, and special guests for an evening celebrating excellence in documentary filmmaking.
    Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • With these findings, sodium-ion batteries may finally challenge lithium-ion dominance while also contributing to cleaner energy solutions and addressing freshwater scarcity.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2025
  • So, the defense doubled down on dominance in crunch time.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Education was considered an individual pursuit marked by moral excellency and only the students who did the best in school would have proceeded to higher education.
    Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 12 Nov. 2024
  • Zurich said the Game Changer Award pays tribute to excellency in the film business with a focus on leaders that not only cherish change and forward-thinking approaches in the business, but also stand for the DNA of what cinema has represented since its invention.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • Known for its rich, dark green coloring and full silhouette, this tree is native to the Appalachian Mountains and has the distinction of being the type of tree most often used as the official White House Christmas tree.
    Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 20 Oct. 2025
  • During lean times like the Great Depression when ingredients were scarce and nothing went to waste, this distinction mattered.
    Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The weekly climb to high school cross country supremacy continues Friday and Saturday with the Orange County Championships.
    Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Still, their progress, made easier by supremacy in the air, appeared inexorable.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Created by law in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, the bureau developed a reputation as an aggressive enforcer of fair-lending and consumer-protection laws.
    Andy Kroll, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Unconcerned by matters like health insurance and 401(k) contributions, her presence burnishes the reputation of the magazine as an arbiter of good taste.
    New York Times, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025

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“Superiority.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superiority. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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