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fittest

  • superlative
    of fit.
    fit
    adjective
    adapted or suited; appropriate.

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Young people who end up playing in the NFL are, by definition, by far the fittest and strongest in their schools and colleges.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

The movie projects contempt for the dense from its first frame, sharing a montage of recent pop culture as a stentorian narrator worries that modern conveniences have perverted the concept of survival of the fittest.

From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026

Being crowned fittest woman on Earth 'doesn't really seem real'

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026

Those who have played there before explain that the opening 20 minutes are the most crucial period, even for some of the fittest athletes in sports.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026

It becomes truly the survival of only the fittest.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey