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high-ranking

ADJECTIVE
exalted
Synonyms
STRONGEST
eminent highest-ranking
WEAK
astral august dignified elevated exaggerated excessive first grand high high-minded highest honorable honored ideal illustrious immodest imposing inflated intellectual leading lofty magnificent noble number

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She also scorched the DOJ lawyers—and specifically one high-ranking official, Lisa K. Hsiao—for deeply unethical behavior.

From Slate • May 18, 2026

Treason indictments against Robert E. Lee and other high-ranking Confederates were drawn up, then quietly shelved.

From Salon • May 18, 2026

Another probe is looking at the links between a businessman at the heart of a major banking scandal and high-ranking public officials.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

Phelan is the latest high-ranking military leader to leave the administration in recent months.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

This was highly unusual; we had never had such a high-ranking visitor in our lowly shed.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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