- superlative of high.
highest
Example Sentences
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An analysis from Dow Jones Market Data showed that the ratio recently stood at 2.5 — the highest on record.
From MarketWatch • Jul. 11, 2026
ANZ Research expects inflation to have risen to 4.3%, its highest rate since January 2025.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 10, 2026
"But I always have the highest expectations for myself."
From BBC • Jul. 10, 2026
Spain is sweltering in a heatwave, with scorching temperatures triggering orange weather warnings – the second highest level -- across parts of Andalusia in recent days.
From Barron's • Jul. 10, 2026
Shackleton, Wild, and Worsley kept a lookout from the highest point on their berg, a twenty-foot-tall knoll.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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