as in extreme
being very far from the center of public opinion espouses a kind of ultra conservatism that even some members of his own party cannot support

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Recent Examples of ultra Mythical Island comes with 86 new cards — 68 are numbered, standard rarity cards, 6 are illustration rare cards, 10 are special illustration rare cards, and there's one each of the ultra rare immersive and gold crown cards. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024 And yet, the classic details of its history make way for ultra modern touches on the New American menu at Café Riggs and the chic, and swanky scene downstairs in what was once the building’s vault at the Silver Lyan. Kristin L. Wolfe, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2024 Get The Recipe 12 of 26 Mississippi Pork Chops Pepperoni peppers and a ranch seasoning packet are the secret to these ultra flavorful pork chops. Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 18 Aug. 2024 There's also the option of spreading the cost of an ultra premium domain. Darpan Munjal, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024 See All Example Sentences for ultra
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  • While the Midwest and the South are bracing for possible severe storms Friday and Saturday, on Thursday there was a critical risk of fire in Texas and other parts of the Great Plains — and the extreme danger will continue into the weekend.
    Phil Helsel, NBC News, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Just one-eightieth of the resulting savings, or $324 billion, could eradicate global extreme poverty.
    David Vetter, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
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  • For those unfamiliar with the series, Severance is an Apple TV+ drama set in a near-future where employees undergo a radical procedure to split their memories between work and personal life.
    Benjamin Laker, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Neptune was last in Aries from 1862-1875 which helped fuel radical reinvention through war, liberation, and spiritual awakening, seen in the U.S. Civil War, abolition, industrial expansion, and the rise of mystical movements.
    Colin Bedell, Them, 20 Mar. 2025
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  • The same is true of Ramaswamy, who seems to not realize that whatever revolutionary new drugs and treatments his biotech startups might produce will not simply appear magically in the marketplace ready to take on some of society’s most intractable diseases.
    Jeffery Vacante, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2025
  • The trouble for Trump is that Columbia, despite its history of student activism, does not really fit the right-wing image of a revolutionary institution bent on D.E.I. indoctrination.
    Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2025
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  • The film is an indictment of the cult of toxic fandom and rabid loyalty surrounding larger-than-life figures such as Moretti.
    Jessica Wang, EW.com, 14 Mar. 2025
  • The story of a rabid 200-pound St. Bernard terrorizing a mother and her son was first adapted back in 1983.
    Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025

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“Ultra.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ultra. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.

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