superlative
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Don added he had "always relished the craft of programme making" and paid tribute to the "superlative BBC team" he worked with over the years.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 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
Prince Jones was the superlative of all my fears.
From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Veteran teammates have been even looser with their superlatives.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 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
From the get-go, roughly 25 years ago, he wanted superlatives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026
If you ponder that for a moment, you will know all you need to know about comparatives and superlatives.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
Vocabulary lists containing superlative
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Power Prefix: super-
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Language and Grammar - Introductory
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