top-ranking
adjective
: having the highest rank : most important, powerful, or successful
top-ranking officials/students
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Other top-ranking spots include destinations in Puerto Rico, Colombia, and the Dominican Republic.
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Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 31 Mar. 2025
The Academy Board of Governors and top-ranking leadership officials held an emergency meeting Friday morning to discuss their response amid the backlash.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 28 Mar. 2025
The top-ranking Florida city was Clearwater, in the Tampa Bay area.
—Simone Jasper, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2025
Such conversations are supposed to take place in what's known as a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF), a secure room that top-ranking officials have in their offices and homes.
—Deirdre Walsh, NPR, 25 Mar. 2025
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Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 31 Mar. 2025
The Academy Board of Governors and top-ranking leadership officials held an emergency meeting Friday morning to discuss their response amid the backlash.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 28 Mar. 2025
The top-ranking Florida city was Clearwater, in the Tampa Bay area.
—Simone Jasper, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2025
Such conversations are supposed to take place in what's known as a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF), a secure room that top-ranking officials have in their offices and homes.
—Deirdre Walsh, NPR, 25 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for top-ranking
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“Top-ranking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/top-ranking. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.
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