Adjective This new model offers superior performance. The small army was overwhelmed by superior numbers. He only helps us because it makes him feel superior. Report to your superior officer. The verdict was reversed by a superior court. Noun His superior gave him an excellent evaluation. You should report any problems to your immediate superior. See More
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Enlarge / AMD's Ryzen 6000 processors are way less common than Intel's 12th-generation Core CPUs in most laptops, but AMD's product is far superior in our testing. Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 5 Sep. 2022 Chall concluded that phonics instruction was far superior to look-say, especially for students from underprivileged families. Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 1 Sep. 2022 The results were far superior to basic machine-learning techniques. Steven Zeitchik, Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2022 The Shark's crevice tool is far superior to the Dyson's, as shown in the picture below—the Shark left nearly nothing behind. Collin Morgan And Jon Langston, Car and Driver, 26 Aug. 2022 The growth record of the Kennedy–Johnson years in the 1960s, when real GDP grew by 5.0 percent, before neoliberalism infected the Democrats, was far superior to Clinton’s. Robert Kuttner, The New York Review of Books, 21 July 2022 Furthermore, the 32 hours of play time is far superior to even the most expensive and critically acclaimed options out there. Thomas Hindle, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Mar. 2022 Along with the $230 million contract, Watson is the superior player. Terry Pluto, cleveland, 28 Aug. 2022 To feel equal or superior to Ron, across the street, whose lawn always looks like the 18th at Pebble Beach? Dan Zak, Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2022
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The Bellingcat investigator also reported on a March 7 phone call from a Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) officer, reporting the death to his superior, a call captured by Ukrainian intelligence and shared with reporters. William Booth, Robyn Dixon And David L. Stern, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Mar. 2022 His superior, William Howe, had pursued Washington indifferently in the New York campaign, enabling the latter’s celebrated escape across the Delaware—and his recrossing to Trenton in the final days of 1776. Maxwell Carter, WSJ, 21 Mar. 2022 In July 2018, Stamm's superior said his behavior put citizens at risk and recommended he be fired, but Stamm had already submitted his resignation. Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 26 July 2022 The examiner wanted to study the lungs and neck under a microscope, but a superior said the instruments weren’t available and denied the request.Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2022 Becerra, Cochell and Landrum are further charged with using hallucinogenic drugs, and some of the soldiers are charged with making false statements and disobeying a superior. Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com, 15 Apr. 2022 Sister Celeste Cabral, the superior of the Benedictine Monastery of Hawaii, also acknowledged Eliahna Amyah Garcia, another of the victims, whose 10th birthday would have been Saturday. Eric Killelea, San Antonio Express-News, 4 June 2022 The Bellingcat investigator also reported on a March 7 phone call from a Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) officer, reporting the death to his superior, a call captured by Ukrainian intelligence and shared with reporters. William Booth, Robyn Dixon And David L. Stern, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Mar. 2022 Shvets discussed the matter with his superior, who wanted to check it out with headquarters. Craig Unger, The New Republic, 2 Mar. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Adjective
Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin, comparative of superus upper, from super over, above — more at over