above all

adverb

: before every other consideration : especially

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And above all, treat it as a co-pilot, not an autopilot. Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025 Indeed, flexibility is key above all else. Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025 High grocery and dining costs push this Swiss city above all others in the 2025 ranking. Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 17 Sep. 2025 Future historians will puzzle over why the conflict between Israel and Palestine has been the issue, above all others, to split both US political parties in the 2020s. Ben Smith, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for above all

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First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of above all was in the 14th century

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“Above all.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/above%20all. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.

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