I. adjective
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superlative special effects
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And would his sisters envy her superlative looks?
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At first glance, Wilson should have been a superlative practitioner of Cabinet government.
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Experience the atmosphere and feelings that are yours when you own and sail the superlative Swan 46.
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For the first time in the season, Gergiev is fielding the cast initially promised, and the singing is superlative .
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Hadrian Road was named after the Roman emperor who, we agreed, must have genetically bequeathed to us some superlative qualities.
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L'Esquire prides itself on its superlative standards of service and relaxed atmosphere.
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Nineteen-thirties bay windows pushed out of two of the walls and there was a superlative view of Keele harbour from the front one.
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The playing is superlative , but the real triumph is the warm and expansive atmosphere which pervades the album.
II. noun
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"Ulee's Gold" has earned superlatives from critics wherever it has played.
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A huge lifting crane that hefted cylinders of red-hot steel and moved them around the mill invited whispered superlatives.
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Clichés and superlatives are rampant in the log that I kept on the trip.
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Does anyone think these superlatives were casually earned?
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Ireland's pack rightfully deserves all the superlatives.
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The most difficult thing when writing about Milton is to find enough superlatives to describe him.
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The papers screamed superlatives, and La Scala, sulking after a resounding flop with Don Carlos, scowled and spat.
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What is there to think about on such a day, apart from superlatives?