1
as in chief
highest in rank or authority
the supreme commander of the multinational force
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2
as in highest
coming before all others in importance
in our house, watching baseball reigns supreme as the activity of choice on summer evenings
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as in maximum
of the greatest or highest degree or quantity
considers a letter of gratitude from a former student the supreme reward for his years of teaching
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Recent Examples of supreme
Although based on the Sanskrit Ramayana attributed to Valmiki, Tulsidas’s work is a theological reenvisioning in which Rama appears throughout as the supreme god rather than as a heroic human figure.
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Apr. 2026
Demonstrators gather under a portrait of Iran's new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, in Tehran on Thursday.
—Katherine Doyle, NBC news, 9 Apr. 2026
Before the war started, Iran was firing ballistic missiles at Israel under the leadership of a supreme leader named Khamenei, Lapid noted.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2026
Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring, supreme commander of the Luftwaffe, Hitler’s second in command, and the highest-ranking surviving Nazi leader, steps out of the car, stands at attention to announce his surrender, and orders the soldiers to carry his bags.
—Alice Kaplan, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Apr. 2026
Demonstrators gather under a portrait of Iran's new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, in Tehran on Thursday.
—Katherine Doyle, NBC news, 9 Apr. 2026
Before the war started, Iran was firing ballistic missiles at Israel under the leadership of a supreme leader named Khamenei, Lapid noted.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2026
Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring, supreme commander of the Luftwaffe, Hitler’s second in command, and the highest-ranking surviving Nazi leader, steps out of the car, stands at attention to announce his surrender, and orders the soldiers to carry his bags.
—Alice Kaplan, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for supreme
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During the call, chief operating officer Dan Janki ruled out short-term concerns about jet fuel shortages.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Outside of the labels, Moises AI, a non-generative AI music service that provides tools for musicians (like vocal isolation and mastering) appointed Charlie Puth as its chief music officer earlier this month, with the singer serving as a consultant for the company’s creative and product direction.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Apr. 2026
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The five men face a mandatory minimum of 10 years in federal prison and a maximum sentence of life in prison.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Dive deep into the world of Roomba maintenance with a comprehensive step-by-step guide on how to clean your Roomba for maximum efficiency.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
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Servín shows his colleagues the head, holding it with the utmost delicacy.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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That means surrounding myself with organic bedding that is produced without harmful substances, such as pesticides, is of utmost importance.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
8 Apr. 2026
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Starlink has 10,000 satellites, a commanding lead over Amazon’s 200-strong Leo constellation; Globalstar has a further 25, but the real prize is control over part of the electromagnetic spectrum.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
16 Apr. 2026
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In the case of Project Nightingale, that number is constrained by the fact that only 100 examples of the commanding convertible will be built.—
Viju Mathew,
Robb Report,
14 Apr. 2026
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Shuttle services have been arranged to transport journalists between the media center and a hotel in the city’s main shopping mall.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
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But the leak appeared to get worse when the service module fired its main engine for the translunar injection burn on Day 2 of the flight, according to Amit Kshatriya, NASA’s associate administrator.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2026
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That is my ultimate, crazy, wild vehicle.—
Morgan Korn,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Peter Routsis-Arroyo, CEO of Miami Catholic Charities, said the ultimate victims are the children.—
Abby Dodge,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Just last month it was reported that Cesar Chavez, the United Farm Workers organiser, raped women and girls, and Noam Chomsky—one of the left’s foremost intellectuals whose most popular book is called Manufacturing Consent—is right there on the Epstein private jet.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Apr. 2026
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The number of people with severe acute malnutrition, the most dangerous and deadly kind, is expected to increase to 800,000, the world’s foremost experts on food security, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, said in February.—
Samy Magdy,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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Persian is the primary language of Iran.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Seven bedrooms and seven bathrooms are spread across the house, including the primary bedroom suite.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Supreme.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supreme. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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