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
Kevin Williams, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2025
Also, for those who need an ego boost, another intersection regarding toxic masculinity is the idea that a younger woman, with her beauty and youthfulness, is the ultimate arm candy for a successful man.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 25 Apr. 2025
Paul Tassi, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
And his auto-target ultimate is more or less and automatic triple kill or more due to its sheer damage output.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
Life savings, retirement accounts are the ultimate target Long, draw-out, text scams — sometimes including a romantic element — are chasing someone’s life savings or retirement account.
—Kevin Williams, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2025
Also, for those who need an ego boost, another intersection regarding toxic masculinity is the idea that a younger woman, with her beauty and youthfulness, is the ultimate arm candy for a successful man.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 25 Apr. 2025
Noun
While some supports can do things like give bonus health or shields or revives, Ultron here is essentially entirely focused on heals with essentially no damage boosts or skills of any kind outside of his ultimate, which seems a little odd.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
And his auto-target ultimate is more or less and automatic triple kill or more due to its sheer damage output.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ultimate
Adjective
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The Yorktown's final resting place wasn't discovered until a 1998 expedition found it about 1,000 miles northwest of Honolulu.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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Today’s sentence is the culmination of justice, but this is not the final chapter of Kyhara’s life story.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
24 Apr. 2025
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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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Shortly before entering that orbit, NASA says Orion will travel 57, 287 miles beyond the moon at its farthest point from the lunar surface.—
Lee Roop | lroop@al.com,
al,
23 Nov. 2022
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Each unit consists of one share of common stock and one right to receive one-tenth of a share of common stock upon the consummation of an initial business combination.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
1 Apr. 2025
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However, she may be most remembered for having crawled into Bond's bed naked in the hope of seducing him, which thankfully doesn't lead to any consummation given she's supposed to be 16 and Roger Moore's Bond was 53 at the time of the film's release.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
23 Mar. 2025
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Joseph is, in essence, the conductor of the Norris orchestra, trying to get each engineer underneath him to do their utmost for Norris and the car.—
Ian Parkes,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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In my position, there were constant skirmishes with defenders, who did their utmost to put you off or gain an advantage.—
Alan Shearer,
The Athletic,
27 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The commercial weather forecasting service says a storm is expected to move across the eastern half of North America during the peak shower activity, spreading clouds across most of the East Coast.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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Except, of course, for the two most Trump-inclined Justices.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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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
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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
Noun
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Poilievre and DeSantis, both infamously thin-skinned, are the epitome of being able to dish it out but not take it.—
Drew Nelles,
Time,
28 Apr. 2025
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With its stout bastions and menacing defense towers, Kaunas Castle is the epitome of a medieval citadel.—
Joe Yogerst,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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Let the solution sit for a maximum of 20 minutes before scrubbing the bowl with a nylon brush or your toilet brush.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
25 Apr. 2025
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The exciting new attraction, opening to the public on April 25, lifts a maximum of four riders on a seated zipline, reaching a height of 100 feet in the air.—
Dominick Williams,
Kansas City Star,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Ultimate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ultimate. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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