next-level
adjective
next-lev·el
ˈnekst-ˌle-vəl 
informal
: surpassing others : uncommonly good or impressive
But even though I love complaints and complainers, even though I am still technically a next-level complainer myself, a complainer who can elevate her complaints to a kind of art form …—
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Heather HavrileskyIt's a testament to how good our coaches are at developing next-level players that we kind of expect we could lose a couple players to the Olympics.—Sydney Baldwin
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Making a next-level career move?
—USA TODAY, 31 Dec. 2024
The Deaf community may plan gatherings around major sporting events or participate in sports themselves, but becoming that next-level fan — the one who can recite all the stats, whose day can be made or broken by their team’s result — has never been easy.
—Scott Powers, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
Top 5 Can’t Miss Overwater bungalows are just the start at the brand-new Sandals St. Vincent and the Grenadines, where next-level culinary offerings and suites with butler service set a new island standard.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 29 Dec. 2024
The Tour de Ski is Diggins to the core, a race that tests every skill in a skier’s toolbox and requires next-level mental fortitude.
—Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
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USA TODAY, 31 Dec. 2024
The Deaf community may plan gatherings around major sporting events or participate in sports themselves, but becoming that next-level fan — the one who can recite all the stats, whose day can be made or broken by their team’s result — has never been easy.
—Scott Powers, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
Top 5 Can’t Miss Overwater bungalows are just the start at the brand-new Sandals St. Vincent and the Grenadines, where next-level culinary offerings and suites with butler service set a new island standard.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 29 Dec. 2024
The Tour de Ski is Diggins to the core, a race that tests every skill in a skier’s toolbox and requires next-level mental fortitude.
—Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Next-level.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/next-level. Accessed 14 Jan. 2025.
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