a cut above
idiom
: better than other people or things
All of his books are good, but this one is a cut above (the rest).
She's a cut above the other competitors and should win easily.
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The Ivy League rivals might have the edge in cumulative SAT scores, but in most other categories — intensity, vitriol, crowd noise, national stakes — the Michigan-Michigan State rivalry is a cut above.
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Austin Meek, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
Dan Hurley’s Huskies have been utterly dominant all season and a cut above the rest.
—Boston Herald, 21 Mar. 2024
Back-to-back Olympic champion, two-time world champion and two-time European champion – an athlete a cut above her rivals basking in a golden period of dominance.
—Aleks Klosok, CNN, 12 Aug. 2024
Kovacic was much more consistent, looking a cut above in midfield and producing the move of the match, turning in midfield and driving up the pitch, taking out five or six players, to set up Grealish to make it 2-2.
—Sam Lee, The Athletic, 30 July 2024
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Austin Meek, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
Dan Hurley’s Huskies have been utterly dominant all season and a cut above the rest.
—Boston Herald, 21 Mar. 2024
Back-to-back Olympic champion, two-time world champion and two-time European champion – an athlete a cut above her rivals basking in a golden period of dominance.
—Aleks Klosok, CNN, 12 Aug. 2024
Kovacic was much more consistent, looking a cut above in midfield and producing the move of the match, turning in midfield and driving up the pitch, taking out five or six players, to set up Grealish to make it 2-2.
—Sam Lee, The Athletic, 30 July 2024
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“A cut above.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20cut%20above. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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