1
as in chief
highest in rank or authority
the supreme commander of the multinational force
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2
as in highest
coming before all others in importance
in our house, watching baseball reigns supreme as the activity of choice on summer evenings
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as in maximum
of the greatest or highest degree or quantity
considers a letter of gratitude from a former student the supreme reward for his years of teaching
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Recent Examples of supreme
California's State Constitution very clearly says the the U.S. Constitution is the supreme law of the land.
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Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025
For a supreme cocoon of warmth, reach for insulated footmuffs lined with material like flannel, fleece, or shearling.
—Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Parents, 23 Jan. 2025
The dancer Holley Farmer, who inherited many of Ms. Brown’s roles during her Cunningham tenure, from 1997 to 2009, called her a supreme advocate for dancers whose tutelage had a profound impact.
—Claudia La Rocco, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
Ironically, the saga of TikTok will now force Americans to choose whether to make our own leader more powerful and supreme.
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—Jill Goldenziel, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
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Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025
For a supreme cocoon of warmth, reach for insulated footmuffs lined with material like flannel, fleece, or shearling.
—Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Parents, 23 Jan. 2025
The dancer Holley Farmer, who inherited many of Ms. Brown’s roles during her Cunningham tenure, from 1997 to 2009, called her a supreme advocate for dancers whose tutelage had a profound impact.
—Claudia La Rocco, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
Ironically, the saga of TikTok will now force Americans to choose whether to make our own leader more powerful and supreme.
Follow me on Twitter or LinkedIn.
—Jill Goldenziel, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for supreme
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Disney’s chief human resources officer Sonia Coleman outlined changes to the company’s DEI efforts in a memo to leadership Tuesday.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
11 Feb. 2025
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What's next: The city's chief administrative officer, the city attorney and the school board's interim superintendent are on Tuesday's agenda to speak.—
Carlie Kollath Wells,
Axios,
11 Feb. 2025
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Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist By Liz Pelly The company brands itself as the ultimate curator, which is amusing considering that, for years after its 2006 founding, Spotify had little interest in playlists at all.—
Brad Shoup,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2025
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Traveling across Pakistan to cook and break bread with people from all over Pakistan was the ultimate coming home experience.—
Sonya Rehman,
Forbes,
11 Feb. 2025
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Halftime report The Kings only trailed by eight following a 3-pointer by Fox with 7:58 to play in the second quarter, but the Thunder staged a 21-6 run to take a commanding lead.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacramento Bee,
2 Feb. 2025
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Boston outscored Chicago 41-28, led by as many as 19 points and took a commanding 68-51 lead into halftime.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
30 Jan. 2025
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Research shows that there are three main reasons why migrants die trying to reach the U.S. from Mexico.—
Marni LaFleur,
The Conversation,
11 Feb. 2025
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Here are some highlights from the discussion: Drake became the show’s main character in absentia.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2025
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Anna Rose Layden/UPI/Bloomberg via Getty Images The question of who should have access to the nation's secrets is one of the utmost importance.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
8 Feb. 2025
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Upholding the integrity of the game has always been of the utmost importance to me.—
Ryan Gaydos,
Fox News,
3 Feb. 2025
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Before becoming one of America’s foremost historians, a Pulitzer Prize winner and writer of seminal books on Abraham Lincoln (a basis for the Steven Spielberg film Lincoln), Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Teddy Roosevelt and Johnson, Kearns Goodwin became a White House Fellow under LBJ.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
14 Feb. 2025
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At his death in 1996, he was considered one of the country’s foremost historians of the Black experience in America.—
Jeffrey Boutwell,
Baltimore Sun,
12 Feb. 2025
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The motion also would have quashed the grand jury selected to investigate the Jan. 16 Democratic primary runoff for the 21st District senatorial seat.—
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette,
arkansasonline.com,
17 Feb. 2025
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In the past two years, 55% to 60% of clients have been men who cited sports wagering as their primary type of gambling, Whelan said.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA TODAY,
17 Feb. 2025
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The reality is that most trans people in this country are poor and working class.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
8 Feb. 2025
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Unlike most of the Europeans and Americans—who had display cases and labels and books—the Moroccan stalls were minimalistic.—
Helen Gordon,
WIRED,
8 Feb. 2025
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“Supreme.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supreme. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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