1
as in maximum
of the greatest or highest degree or quantity
the ultimate speed yet attained by a land-based vehicle
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2
as in final
following all others of the same kind in order or time
the ultimate speaker at today's meeting
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3
as in farthest
most distant from a center
the ultimate edges of the universe
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Recent Examples of ultimate
Lili Anolik, Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026
Then, while gathered onstage with Probst emceeing, the cast would find out the ultimate winner of the season.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Jan. 2026
Luisa Zargani, WWD, 2 Mar. 2025
Mira Chai Hyde has a client roster that reads like the ultimate who’s who.
—Caroline Reilly, Robb Report, 2 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
Star 80 is the ultimate Hollywood movie in another sense.
—Lili Anolik, Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026
Then, while gathered onstage with Probst emceeing, the cast would find out the ultimate winner of the season.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Jan. 2026
Noun
Loro Piana was a master class experience in the ultimate of Italian refinement and materiality.
—Luisa Zargani, WWD, 2 Mar. 2025
Mira Chai Hyde has a client roster that reads like the ultimate who’s who.
—Caroline Reilly, Robb Report, 2 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ultimate
Adjective
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She was found not guilty by reason of insanity in 2006 and was placed in a maximum-security psychiatric center in Texas, where she's resided ever since.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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For maximum coziness, the Skechers Women’s Cozy Escape Snow Puff Slip-ins are like a hug for your feet, with memory foam cushioning and faux fur trim lining the booties.—
Sophie Dodd,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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With Packers first-year team president Ed Policy likely approaching a decision on LaFleur’s future this offseason before the final year of his contract, LaFleur did himself no favors ahead of those conversations.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
New York Times,
12 Jan. 2026
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Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP George Clooney and Don Cheadle, who came onstage to present the final award for the night, joked about the standing ovation, with Cheadle noting Clooney did not receive one.—
Aliza Chasan,
CBS News,
12 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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That's close to the farthest point in its orbit, which is 252,088 miles away, according to NASA.—
Mike Snider,
USA TODAY,
12 Jan. 2023
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At its farthest, the capsule was more than 268,000 miles from Earth.—
Marcia Dunn,
The Christian Science Monitor,
12 Dec. 2022
Noun
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Fascism relies on this kind of tunnel vision, this narrowing of sight to the present and the consummation of immediate desires or demands.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Jan. 2026
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In Heated Rivalry, there is consummation aplenty, but the copulation escalates in its own competitive terms.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Ives is an engaging presenter and both Hatch and Eykyn clearly tried their utmost under testing circumstances.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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Fitting, then, that Le Cercle Rouge, like so many of his films, focused on people similarly obsessed — albeit with a jewel heist that is executed with the utmost of care.—
Will Leitch,
Vulture,
15 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Those were always exceptions, however, even during the halcyon post-war days, and so most writers have always had other jobs, and ones that are sometimes quite distant from writing.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Jan. 2026
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Despite rapid advances in robotic automation, most systems struggle when objects change in weight, stiffness, or texture.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The video is the latest in a lengthy stream of controversies the probation department has faced in recent years.—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2023
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The shooting happened the day before the fifth anniversary of the Parkland, Florida, school shooting that killed 17 and is the latest in what has become a deadly new year in the U.S.—
Joey Cappelletti and Mike Householder,
Anchorage Daily News,
15 Feb. 2023
Noun
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Taken together, these two governmental decisions diminish the rights and freedoms of women and are the epitome of male chauvinistic decision-making.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
12 Jan. 2026
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This white, crepe satin Valentino gown that Knightley wore in 2005 is the epitome of seductive simplicity.—
Kevin Huynh,
InStyle,
11 Jan. 2026
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“Ultimate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ultimate. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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