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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His effort to put an amusing spin on the buyer’s remorse is certainly a cut above the anti-Musk bumper stickers that have become internet bestsellers and now adorn many a Tesla — including Cybertrucks. Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 12 Mar. 2025 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. 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 See All Example Sentences for a cut above

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“A cut above.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20cut%20above. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.

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