ne plus ultra
Americannoun
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the highest point; acme.
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the most intense degree of a quality or state.
noun
Etymology
Origin of ne plus ultra
1690–1700; < New Latin, Latin nē plūs ultrā (may you) not (go) further beyond (this point)
Example Sentences
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There were killer doll movies before, but “Child’s Play” is the ne plus ultra that “M3gan” bows before.
From New York Times ● Apr. 4, 2023
The ne plus ultra, though, was the Bullocks Wilshire tea room.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 14, 2021
Here is a top-notch Italian bubbly and a sublime grower champagne that shows why that region is the ne plus ultra of sparkling wine.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 2, 2021
“The days are over when getting on the cover of Vanity Fair was the ne plus ultra of public recognition. Now it’s more like the icing on the cake.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2019
A. Kennicott, the pioneer cultivator of Northern Illinois, this apple was considered the ne plus ultra for that and higher latitudes.
From American Pomology Apples by Warder, J. A.
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