superiority
noun
su·pe·ri·or·i·ty
su̇-ˌpir-ē-ˈȯr-ə-tē 
ˌsü-,
-ˈär-
plural superiorities
: the quality or state of being superior
also
: a superior characteristic
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Examples of superiority in a Sentence
His success has given him a false sense of superiority.
the superiority of some of the customers at the exclusive beauty salon is enough to curl your hair
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Tanton was also drawing closer to Jared Taylor, whose writings about the superiority of white people had earned him a zealous following.
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Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica, 19 Oct. 2024
Regardless, the group's surviving members are still fighting in Gaza despite the ravaging of the strip and Israel's mammoth military superiority.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2024
The superiority of human intelligence lies in its ability to seamlessly navigate and perform across all four cognitive areas while being able to shift dynamically from one mode to another based on the situation.
—Hamilton Mann, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
And most of these documents produced by various members of the Air Force were talking about superiority against enemy nations, satellite warfare, things like that.
—Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
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Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica, 19 Oct. 2024
Regardless, the group's surviving members are still fighting in Gaza despite the ravaging of the strip and Israel's mammoth military superiority.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2024
The superiority of human intelligence lies in its ability to seamlessly navigate and perform across all four cognitive areas while being able to shift dynamically from one mode to another based on the situation.
—Hamilton Mann, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
And most of these documents produced by various members of the Air Force were talking about superiority against enemy nations, satellite warfare, things like that.
—Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for superiority
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“Superiority.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/superiority. Accessed 6 Nov. 2024.
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superiority
noun
su·pe·ri·or·i·ty
su̇-ˌpir-ē-ˈȯr-ət-ē
-ˈär-
plural superiorities
: the state or fact of being superior
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