Adjective
espouses a kind of ultra conservatism that even some members of his own party cannot support
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Adjective
The trend also comes at a time when weight-loss medications are on the rise, more ultra-thin physiques appear to dominate red carpets and some social media users have built platforms off the outward pursuit of thinness.—Charles Trepany, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026 Instead of relying only on commercial robots, the team developed core technologies in-house, including system design, control programs, and position calibration, to build an ultra-precision measurement platform.—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 31 Mar. 2026
Noun
The ultras standing there didn’t even have time to lift their sticks and contemplate what was happening.—James Horncastle, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026 Such severe renal failure is rare, but potentially life-threatening, and more likely when the renal system is already under duress during intense exercise, like running an ultra.—Dan England, Outside, 5 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ultra
Word History
Etymology
Adjective
ultra-
Noun
ultra-
Prefix
Latin, from ultra beyond, adverb & preposition, from *ulter situated beyond — more at ulterior