superlative
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At the Royal College of Art, Hockney stood out as a superlative draftsman, who absorbed the classical training on his own terms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
“I’m struggling to find the right superlative, because it is that extreme.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2026
It’s tough to top the superlative energy Moore shared with Asner, Valerie Harper’s wisecracking Rhoda Morgenstern and Cloris Leachman as Mary’s smugly married downstairs neighbor, Phyllis.
From Salon ● Jan. 31, 2026
“The more investors believe in this continuing productivity boom, the more money investors will make as the superlative returns for the leading Mag 7 become the superlative returns for the lagging Rest.”
From Barron's ● Jan. 19, 2026
Every writer faces the challenge of finding a superlative in the English word-hoard that has not been inflated by hyperbole and overuse.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
This World Cup has heralded many superlatives about Messi.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Kane attracts superlatives and respect like a magnet.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
Raymond James analyst Melissa Fairbanks said she’s “running out of superlatives to describe performance” for Micron.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 25, 2026
This week, he got superlatives: the world’s biggest IPO.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026
In the press center at the Poughkeepsie railroad station, the nation’s sportswriters sat down to typewriters and began to pound out superlatives.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
Vocabulary lists containing superlative
TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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Power Prefix: super-
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Language and Grammar - Introductory
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