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 In an especially brutal quarter final, No. 5 Parris Todd (fresh off her Michelob ultra commercial spots) crushed No. 2 Lea Jansen 3,1 to get a statement win. Todd Boss, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2025 Get The Recipe 10 of 30 Pumpkin Banana Bread With both pumpkin puree and mashed banana in the batter, this quick bread is ultra moist and tender. Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 6 Jan. 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for ultra
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  • Thriving after having faced extreme adversity is core to Marine Electric Systems culture, and to the US Navy itself.
    Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 13 May 2025
  • And portions of Lake, Volusia and Marion counties were labeled with extreme drought, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s weekly drought monitor.
    Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 May 2025
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  • Stellantis is currently leaderless, in financial difficulties and under great pressure to make some radical changes.
    Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
  • Meanwhile, Kamran has taken radical stances of her own.
    Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 3 May 2025
Adjective
  • America has been going through revolutionary changes ever since its birth and the promise of equality for all, which wasn't fulfilled until years later, Buffett said.
    CBS News, CBS News, 3 May 2025
  • This irrational market behavior stems partly from the cult of personality surrounding Musk and partly from speculators betting on his promises of revolutionary artificial intelligence and robotics breakthroughs.
    Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
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  • South Florida is rabid for the Panthers, and why not?
    Josh Yohe, New York Times, 1 May 2025
  • None of this — the Netflix exposé painting her childhood as hellish and her adolescence as haunted by the specter of a controlling, manipulative mother; the rabid backlash to it and endless coverage of it — is pushing Piper off social media.
    Fortesa Latifi, Rolling Stone, 1 May 2025

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“Ultra.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ultra. Accessed 18 May. 2025.

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