above all

adverb

: before every other consideration : especially

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Wall Street abhors uncertainty almost above all else. Evan Clark, Footwear News, 28 Mar. 2025 In exalting above all other concerns his personal conception of the institutional integrity of the Supreme Court, and by extension the entire judiciary, Roberts has ironically done more than anyone else to delegitimize the courts. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025 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 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 2 Apr. 2025.

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