- superlative of great.
greatest
Britishadjective
noun
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"Augusta has given me some of the greatest moments of my life, and I'd love nothing more than to chase another green jacket at such a special place."
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
“I think the greatest danger we have in this moment is being demoralized and being discouraged and not claiming our power — our vote is our power.”
From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2026
But AI’s greatest military contribution may ultimately be making conventional warfare obsolete.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
When the scientists compared different groups of ants, they discovered that lineages containing the greatest numbers of jumping genes also tended to have the most species today.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026
“Well. Delaware is the capital of spatial teleportation. The scientific capital of the world, actually. The greatest scientists in the world live here, from on-world and off-world.”
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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