as in excellent
of the very best kind
the New England town meeting is a superlative example of grassroots democracy
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Recent Examples of superlative
Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2025
The best films of 2025 are rich with ensembles, with some offering half a dozen performances that feel worthy of year-end superlative consideration.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 14 Jan. 2026
Others, for superlative players.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 14 Dec. 2025
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Adjective
Top-tier television used to entice movie stars with the promise of meaty roles and superlative writing; 2025 television enlists battalions of Oscar winners by waving around a script based on a mid-tier best seller and the prospect of a couple of months on location in Nantucket.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2025
The best films of 2025 are rich with ensembles, with some offering half a dozen performances that feel worthy of year-end superlative consideration.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
Noun
Nebraska’s program has become a commercial superlative across all of college sports—not just among women’s programs.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 14 Jan. 2026
Others, for superlative players.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 14 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for superlative
Adjective
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Its keyboard and trackpad are mostly as excellent as those on a MacBook Air, only smaller.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
20 Mar. 2026
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These cabins are located amongst the splendor of the Badlands National Park; expect to wake up surrounded by nature and excellent views.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Free of the trappings and exaggerations of the 1980s, fashion had turned to celebrating clothes in their simplest, purest form, with invisible seams and clean lines, devoid of embellishments and in a strictly neutral, pattern-free palette.—
Valentina Bottoni,
Vanity Fair,
13 Mar. 2026
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Clearly that’s an exaggeration.—
Omar Kelly
March 13,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Their egg dishes are excellent, the burger is top-notch and the roasted chicken, which is cooked over an open fire in the kitchen, is superb.—
Lisa Boone,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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In the superb production of the solo play Every Brilliant Thing opening tonight on Broadway, the unstoppable Daniel Radcliffe plays the troubled but tenacious son of a woman whose long stretches of bedridden depression are broken only by her frequent outbursts of self-harm.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Much is made of the iconography of the character of Mary Poppins — one of cinema's most famous, hyperbole be darned — but perhaps not enough is owed to how Julie Andrews, on the cusp of 30, simultaneously brought green charisma and decades of wisdom to the magical, practical nanny.—
Darren Franich,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Mar. 2026
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While the myth of the starving artist is so named for its hyperbole, sustaining a living wage as an artist is an ongoing struggle few would deny.—
Anya Sesay,
jsonline.com,
13 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The Coast Guard is a huge piece of this puzzle, and to be able to see the Coast Guard come to realization is wonderful.—
John Ramos,
CBS News,
18 Mar. 2026
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Something wonderful could drop into your lap in mid-June.—
Magi Helena,
Dallas Morning News,
17 Mar. 2026
Noun
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With the 10x eyepiece lenses and the 3x objective lens, the overall magnification of 30x gave a wide field of view and enabled good magnification of a large portion of the specimen.—
Heather Barker,
Space.com,
11 Mar. 2026
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At the lowest magnification of 100x, the observer can view surface textures and larger structures in plants, while at its highest magnification of 1800x, Bubo can reveal crystal clear tiny details like cell structures and small living organisms.—
Shirl Leigh
March 10,
New Atlas,
10 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The Chiefs lost a terrific player but loaded up on draft capital by trading star corner Trent McDuffie to the Los Angeles Rams.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
15 Mar. 2026
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And that’s coming off Gannon’s terrific work for NBC at the Winter Olympics.—
Mike Lupica,
New York Daily News,
14 Mar. 2026
Noun
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To highlight his creative process, instead of a look book, Mabire-Larguier showcased the toile of his design on a dummy at the entrance to the studio, with pattern-marks and pins on show, all the better to signify the technique involved in its elaboration.—
Alex Wynne,
Footwear News,
29 Jan. 2026
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Her entry was the shortest in the statement and included no elaboration.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
21 Jan. 2026
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