1
as in chief
highest in rank or authority
the supreme commander of the multinational force
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2
as in highest
coming before all others in importance
in our house, watching baseball reigns supreme as the activity of choice on summer evenings
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3
as in maximum
of the greatest or highest degree or quantity
considers a letter of gratitude from a former student the supreme reward for his years of teaching
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Recent Examples of supreme
And in an interview alongside adviser Elon Musk that aired on Fox News on Feb. 18, Musk suggested—not for the first time—that Trump ought to have supreme authority, unrestricted by the courts.
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Miranda Jeyaretnam, TIME, 20 Feb. 2025
Comedian Jennifer Coolidge is touted as a supreme talent who didn't make the show.
—Saba Hamedy, NBC News, 17 Feb. 2025
Consider Iran, an opaque, authoritarian foe whose powerful supreme leader is 85 years old.
—Kori Schake, The Atlantic, 15 Feb. 2025
Each member of the cast is a supreme interpreter of Sondheim’s words, a deceptively difficult task for even the most gifted performers.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 14 Feb. 2025
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Miranda Jeyaretnam, TIME, 20 Feb. 2025
Comedian Jennifer Coolidge is touted as a supreme talent who didn't make the show.
—Saba Hamedy, NBC News, 17 Feb. 2025
Consider Iran, an opaque, authoritarian foe whose powerful supreme leader is 85 years old.
—Kori Schake, The Atlantic, 15 Feb. 2025
Each member of the cast is a supreme interpreter of Sondheim’s words, a deceptively difficult task for even the most gifted performers.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for supreme
Adjective
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Jarrell, New Mexico’s chief medical examiner, had led the queries into the couple’s deaths from her lab in Albuquerque.—
Rick Jervis,
USA TODAY,
9 Mar. 2025
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The Observatory's chief Rami Abdurrahman said that revenge killings stopped early Saturday.—
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arkansasonline.com,
9 Mar. 2025
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Watch Ant-Man and the Wasp on Disney+ Avengers: Infinity War Thanos (Josh Brolin) and his crew intercept a ship of survivors from Asgard, taking control of the Space Stone — one of the six Infinity Stones that hold ultimate power over a different element.—
Jacqueline Weiss,
People.com,
8 Mar. 2025
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Lonestar’s ultimate goal for Freedom is to provide petabyte-scale long-term storage to support local data center needs as well as backup of important data on the Moon’s surface.—
Thomas Coughlin,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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Boston committed 19 turnovers and looked a step slow in the paint (where Detroit owned a commanding 62-20 scoring edge) and in transition (29-8).—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
27 Feb. 2025
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Meanwhile, a poll conducted by WPA Intelligence between January 28 and 30 among 600 likely Republican primary voters gave Ramaswamy another commanding lead over his rivals, with 57 percent support compared to Yost's 26 percent.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
25 Feb. 2025
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My one and only visit was decades ago, in middle school, when my main priority was riding the roller coaster.—
Mariah Tyler,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2025
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In addition to a cozy and updated three-bedroom, 1,600-square-foot main home, there’s a small 19th-century cabin with a rock chimney still standing on the property.—
David Caraccio,
Sacramento Bee,
8 Mar. 2025
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Backup quarterback could be of the utmost importance or may not matter at all in 2025.—
David Furones,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Mar. 2025
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The aim was to preserve the authenticity of Adrien and Felicity’s performances in another language, not to replace or alter them and done with the utmost respect for the craft.—
Elizabeth Stanton,
Fox News,
7 Mar. 2025
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The biographical circumstances and the reddish tinge of the foremost prisoner’s hair have led commentators to interpret the image metaphorically, even solipsistically––the prisoner becomes a cipher for van Gogh, physically and psychologically incarcerated.—
Sarah C. Schaefer,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2025
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Forbes Business Council is the foremost growth and networking organization for business owners and leaders.—
Christian Oberbeck,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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The interface consists of selecting a primary tool and then a contextual menu at the bottom of the screen with the options for that tool.—
Julian Chokkattu,
WIRED,
1 Mar. 2025
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The money could give him a significant edge with just four months to go until the primary election.—
Gloria Pazmino,
CNN,
1 Mar. 2025
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His slashing and outside shot are key to the Grizzlies’ success, but his versatility on defense is what separates him from most other bigs.—
William Guillory,
The Athletic,
5 Mar. 2025
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While most large utilities provide data to the site, some do not, including two large utilities in Arizona.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Supreme.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supreme. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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