above all

adverb

: before every other consideration : especially

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Instead, lean into what feels good, and if that’s pleasing your boo above all else, that may tell you something. Quispe López, Them, 13 Mar. 2025 The model initially debuted as an ultra-utilitarian tool watch boasting new feats of water resistance, shock resistance, and above all magnetic resistance. Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 12 Mar. 2025 However, extracting them will require roads and railways for access, infrastructure such as electricity and mining and processing technology, investment, technical expertise, environmental considerations and, above all, cessation of military conflict. Scott L. Montgomery, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2025 Joon ho’s screenwriting pen is packed with obscure truths, always hinting at humanity’s ugliest tendencies and grotesque habits above all else. Malik Peay, Essence, 7 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for above all

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of above all was in the 14th century

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“Above all.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/above%20all. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.

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