superiority

American  

[suh-peer-ee-awr-i-tee, -or-, soo-] / səˌpɪər iˈɔr ɪ ti, -ˈɒr-, sʊ- /

noun

1. the quality or condition of being superior.

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Etymology

Origin of superiority

First recorded in 1520–30, superiority is from the Medieval Latin word superiōritāt- (stem of superiōritās ). See superior, -ity

Example Sentences

In a fiercely competitive—and expensive—race for AI superiority, OpenAI, Anthropic and Google are considered by some observers to be closing in on humanlike artificial intelligence.

From The Wall Street Journal

Instead there is always about him, in his public presentation, an air of grievance, of resentment, and a feeling of superiority—if you were a little brighter, you’d see it my way.

From The Wall Street Journal

Today’s high-altitude balloons have opened a new zone of air superiority, above drones and jet fighters and below satellites.

From The Wall Street Journal

Despite Russian air superiority and numerical advantages, Ukrainian forces and local volunteers slowed, halted and ultimately rolled back Russia’s assault on the capital.

From The Wall Street Journal

The visitors' scrum superiority brought them three more points early in a second half that began without Ritchie on one side and Underhill.

From BBC

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