Thesaurus / superlative
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After nine months of isolation and lockdowns and more than 300,000 deaths, it is difficult to find superlatives to fit this moment.
DOES IT MATTER WHICH COVID-19 VACCINE YOU GET?MAGGIE KOERTH (MAGGIE.KOERTH-BAKER@FIVETHIRTYEIGHT.COM)DECEMBER 18, 2020FIVETHIRTYEIGHTHill, superlative quarterback Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs scorched the field where the next Super Bowl will be played, holding off a vintage Tom Brady-led comeback for a 27-24 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
TOM BRADY RALLIES THE BUCS, BUT PATRICK MAHOMES, TYREEK HILL SHOW WHY CHIEFS ARE NFL’S BESTERIC ADELSONNOVEMBER 30, 2020WASHINGTON POSTWhen he discovered tentacled snakes are born knowing how to strike at prey rather than learning through failure, Catania recalls that he couldn’t “find enough superlatives to sum up these results.”
‘GREAT ADAPTATIONS’ UNRAVELS MYSTERIES OF AMAZING ANIMAL ABILITIESERIN GARCIA DE JESUSOCTOBER 12, 2020SCIENCE NEWSSome have gone on to become superlative research mathematicians.
AT THE MATH OLYMPIAD, COMPUTERS PREPARE TO GO FOR THE GOLD - FACTS SO ROMANTICKEVIN HARTNETTSEPTEMBER 22, 2020NAUTILUSDespite my aversion to superlatives, I consider communication to be one of the most difficult, important, and ubiquitous activities.
BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS FROM FORTUNE’S 40 UNDER 40 IN TECHRACHEL KINGSEPTEMBER 4, 2020FORTUNEI am told that it was just when I was on the point of leaving that I received your superlative epistle about the cricket eleven.
THE WORKS OF ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON - SWANSTON EDITION VOL. 25 (OF 25)ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSONIt must, however, be ascribed chiefly to the moment of its presentation rather than to any superlative merit in the drama.
SPANISH LIFE IN TOWN AND COUNTRYL. HIGGIN AND EUGNE E. STREETAll are quarried out upon a superlative scale of magnitude, and every one of them is a marvel.
BIRDS AND ALL NATURE, VOL. VI, NO. 3, OCTOBER 1899VARIOUSIt seemed the superlative compliment, though he valued feminine brains and ability.
HISTORIC FREDERICKSBURGJOHN T. GOOLRICKThere should be a superlative form of perfect for a day like this!
PATCHWORKANNA BALMER MYERSWORDS RELATED TO SUPERLATIVE
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- capital
- chief
- commanding
- dignified
- distinguished
- eminent
- exalted
- excellent
- famed
- famous
- fine
- glorious
- grand
- heroic
- high-minded
- highly regarded
- honorable
- idealistic
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- primary
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- puissant
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- royal
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- talented
- arresting
- august
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- chivalric
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- lavish
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- sublime
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- swanky
- towering
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- A-1
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- attractive
- capital
- certified
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- exquisite
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- good
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- high
- incomparable
- invaluable
- magnificent
- meritorious
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- piked
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- prime
- select
- skillful
- sterling
- striking
- superb
- superlative
- supreme
- tiptop
- top-notch
- transcendent
- world-class
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