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superlative

[suh-pur-luh-tiv, soo-] / səˈpɜr lə tɪv, sʊ- /


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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

Raymond James analyst Melissa Fairbanks said she’s “running out of superlatives to describe performance” for Micron.

From MarketWatch Jun. 25, 2026

The World Cup build-up will generate many superlatives about Messi.

From BBC Jun. 7, 2026

Mr. Hanks does not feel, like some others, that he has to sell us on the importance of the subject at hand, hurling superlatives like hand grenades.

From The Wall Street Journal May 21, 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




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