as in maximum
of the greatest or highest degree or quantity
exaggerates to the nth degree about everything she ever did
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Recent Examples of nth
For this outing, this reporter is inclined to say Ghesquière rather than reflect on today's tumultuous zeitgeist simply delivered fashion the nth degree.
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Roxanne Robinson, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2022
Built using Mercedes' new EVA2 platform for EVs, the EQE is obviously related to the EQS; the two cars look similar, having been optimized to the nth degree by the wind tunnel and computational fluid dynamics.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 27 Sep. 2022
The nth sequel in the sprawling MCU is expected to bring in anywhere from $145 million to $155 million over the weekend, with some estimates reaching as high as $170 million.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 6 July 2022
Yet her romance with Ben Affleck — or, more to the point, the way it was covered — actually marked a change in the culture, a ratcheting up of gossip mania to the nth power.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 8 June 2022
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Roxanne Robinson, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2022
Built using Mercedes' new EVA2 platform for EVs, the EQE is obviously related to the EQS; the two cars look similar, having been optimized to the nth degree by the wind tunnel and computational fluid dynamics.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 27 Sep. 2022
The nth sequel in the sprawling MCU is expected to bring in anywhere from $145 million to $155 million over the weekend, with some estimates reaching as high as $170 million.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 6 July 2022
Yet her romance with Ben Affleck — or, more to the point, the way it was covered — actually marked a change in the culture, a ratcheting up of gossip mania to the nth power.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 8 June 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nth
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McConnell spends most of his time at the training ground with the other youngsters, including Morton, Jarell Quansah, Conor Bradley and Trey Nyoni.—
Andy Jones,
The Athletic,
8 Feb. 2025
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For most of this week, downtown Los Angeles has been buzzing with protesters, including high school students walking out of class, who are decrying President Trump’s mass deportation plans.—
Tony Barboza,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2025
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Anna Rose Layden/UPI/Bloomberg via Getty Images The question of who should have access to the nation's secrets is one of the utmost importance.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
8 Feb. 2025
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Upholding the integrity of the game has always been of the utmost importance to me.—
Ryan Gaydos,
Fox News,
3 Feb. 2025
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Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist By Liz Pelly The company brands itself as the ultimate curator, which is amusing considering that, for years after its 2006 founding, Spotify had little interest in playlists at all.—
Brad Shoup,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2025
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Traveling across Pakistan to cook and break bread with people from all over Pakistan was the ultimate coming home experience.—
Sonya Rehman,
Forbes,
11 Feb. 2025
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Two dogs that mauled a 73-year-old woman in Idaho last year had cocaine in their systems, according to pathology reports obtained this week by the Cincinnati Enquirer, part of the USA TODAY Network.—
Laura A. Bischoff,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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Cohen said that Figure Skating in Harlem commissioned a feasibility study last year.—
James Barron,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Nth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nth. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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