sterlingness

noun

Definition of sterlingnessnext
as in superlativeness

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  1. greatness
  2. excellence
  3. preeminence
  4. supremacy
Noun
  • Here are the Christmas episodes of The Office, ranked in order of greatness. 7.
    Elizabeth Entenman, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Part of the film’s greatness was achieved thanks to its talented cast, which includes Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo, Juliette Lewis and Julia Louis-Dreyfus.
    Keith Langston, People.com, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of greatness
Noun
  • The Daily Pennsylvanian—Penn’s student newspaper—reported that Mangione founded the school’s Game Research and Development Environment club and that he was inducted into the Eta Kappa Nu honor society for excellence in electrical and computer engineering before graduating in 2020.
    Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The Lumiere Awards are presented annually to honor technical and creative excellence in motion pictures, episodic and new media content.
    Carolyn Giardina, Variety, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of excellence
Noun
  • Its legendary decades-long preeminence came to an abrupt end in 1990, when Alydar, racing’s most illustrious sire of champions at the time who was worth $45 million, died under inexplicable circumstances.
    GrrlScientist, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Meanwhile, Americans today are less convinced that their tax dollars should be spent on bolstering their country’s preeminence worldwide.
    Leslie Vinjamuri, Foreign Affairs, 15 Nov. 2024
Definition of preeminence
Noun
  • Welcome to the new era of Christmas sporting events in the United States of America, where the two biggest leagues will clash annually for supremacy.
    Evan Sidery, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
  • It is filled with bias and designed to amplify the 'China threat' narrative only to justify the U.S.'s desire to maintain military supremacy.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of supremacy
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