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also toploftical
as in arrogant
having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude
those toplofty history professors who sneeringly use the term "popularizer" to describe any historian whose works are read with pleasure
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Adjective
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Depicting Americans as arrogant, loud, boorish and demeaning of other cultures, the term has stuck and is still mentioned 60-plus years later.—
Jenny Peters,
Oc Register,
4 Aug. 2025 -
The most radical overhaul of the tax code in our state’s history would require voter approval in November 2026, and that starts by portraying local governments as cartoonishly arrogant, bloated and unaccountable.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 July 2025
Adjective
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Fungi also play an important role in breaking down dead wood and leaves in forest ecosystems.—
Beth Botts,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Aug. 2025
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His background is in sports science, so body mechanics are important to him.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
9 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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In the video, the cavalier King Charles left people in stitches with her dramatic howls.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 July 2025
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In 2021, Yesha Yadav, of Vanderbilt Law School, identified structural fragilities in the market, caused by simple cavalier inattention: Why bother scrutinizing the safest thing out there?—
Mary Childs,
Harpers Magazine,
16 July 2025
Adjective
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Named after Olympic gold medalist Cheng Fei (CHN), the vault’s superior difficulty value puts Roberson at a significant advantage.—
Caroline Price,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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If a passenger with a seat reservation is moved and can’t get a seat in the same or superior seat reservation category, the passenger can get the seat reservation fee refunded through greyhound.com/help-and-info.—
Cheryl V. Jackson,
IndyStar,
5 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Summary: In his best days with Cleveland, Shane Bieber was masterful.—
Bernie Pleskoff,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Cristiana Girelli was masterful for Italy, who reached the semifinals of this competition for the first time since 1997.—
Tamerra Griffin,
New York Times,
26 July 2025
Adjective
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Others compared it to a Greek monastery built on a pinnacle, or a medieval fortress imperious to sacking.—
Tom Zoellner,
AZCentral.com,
25 July 2025
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Conflict reached a height of intensity during the Kennedy administration, when an assertive American president figuratively collided directly with imperious President Charles de Gaulle of France.—
Arthur I. Cyr,
Chicago Tribune,
22 July 2025
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“Toplofty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toplofty. Accessed 14 Aug. 2025.
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