- superlative of great.
greatest
Britishadjective
noun
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Matt Damon said Devyn Dalton, his stunt double in ‘The Odyssey,’ has ‘the greatest arms’ he’s ever seen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026
But more than that, I had a feeling that going to see The Chicks on this night, of all nights, might mean witnessing the greatest display of “libbing out” in U.S. history.
From Slate ● Nov. 6, 2026
One of the greatest challenges in dentistry is that enamel has no living cells capable of rebuilding it after teeth have fully developed.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026
Why not acquire more of the world’s greatest natural resource?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
But the place where the hunger was greatest was Germany.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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