Adjective
espouses a kind of ultra conservatism that even some members of his own party cannot support
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Adjective
The achievement could open doors not only for probing fundamental physics but also for creating ultra-precise sensors.—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2025 However, instead of caving to the demands of the USFF's powers-that-be, Cam refuses to sacrifice his soul by signing the contract and proceeds to unleash his strength on everyone involved in the demonic proceedings in an ultra-violent massacre.—Megan McCluskey, Time, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
There’s much, much more to the culture, of course, and there are positive and negative associations with ultras around Germany and beyond, but this was another occasion brightened by their work.—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2025 The Pixel 10 sports a 48 MP primary, a 13 MP ultra wide, and a 10.8 MP 5x telephoto—this setup is most similar to Google's foldable phone.—ArsTechnica, 29 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ultra
Word History
Etymology
Adjective
ultra-
Noun
ultra-
Prefix
Latin, from ultra beyond, adverb & preposition, from *ulter situated beyond — more at ulterior
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