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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The peloton’s ne plus ultra, the increasingly-presumed GOAT, the Slovenian once more ignited the last day by launching ferocious attacks and turning a quiet celebratory ride into glorious mayhem.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
This time, I’ll subtly nudge them toward this new cherry pie recipe from Melissa Clark, a fairly classic take on the ne plus ultra of summer pies.
From New York Times ● Jul. 1, 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
That would be a price, and I would immediately erect a column on the southernmost limit of Cuba, and inscribe on it a ne plus ultra to us in that direction....
From Thomas Jefferson The Apostle of Americanism by Gilbert Chinard
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