supreme
adjective
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Synonyms
chief, commanding, first, foremost, head, high, lead, leading, preeminent, premier, presiding, primary, prime, principal, supereminent, top
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In Iran’s unique power structure, its supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, can approve, abstain from, or reject any formula proposed by the government. — Robin Wright, The New Yorker, "Trump’s Weird Whoppers at the G-7 Summit," 27 Aug. 2019 Meanwhile, a bomb exploded Friday at a mosque in Pakistan frequented by the Taliban’s supreme leader, killing at least one of his brothers and several others, Afghan officials said. — Missy Ryan, BostonGlobe.com, "Trump plans Friday meeting to arrange for withdrawal from Afghanistan," 16 Aug. 2019 But while the likes of Loujain Al-Hathloul and Nasrin Sotoudeh remain in prison, the reforms will suffer from a deficit of credibility, haunted by the frightening possibility that the whim of a king, a crown prince or a supreme leader can undo them. — Bobby Ghosh, Twin Cities, "Bobby Ghosh: The most important thing Saudi Arabia and Iran could do for women," 8 Aug. 2019 The Trump Administration sanctioned the office of the country’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, at the end of June, at which point Mnuchin told reporters Zarif would be sanctioned later that week. — NBC News, "U.S. slaps sanctions on Iran's foreign minister," 31 July 2019 Iran has long rejected negotiations over its ballistic missile program, which remains under the control of the Iranian paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, which answers only to the country's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. — Fox News, "Iran foreign minister says country 'had no choice' but to build missiles for defense," 18 July 2019 In his two full seasons with the Reds, Salah has demonstrated supreme footballing ability with a consecutive Premier League Golden Boots heading his way and a Champions League medal to boot. — SI.com, "Mohamed Salah Runs on Water to Promote New adidas X19+ Boots," 21 Aug. 2019 Cate Blanchett is a supreme technician, inarguably versatile and never less than compelling. — Michael Phillips, Twin Cities, "‘Where’d You Go, Bernadette’: A brilliant, troubled architect becomes a bit of a bore," 16 Aug. 2019 Cate Blanchett is a supreme technician, inarguably versatile and never less than compelling. — Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com, "‘Where’d You Go, Bernadette’ review: Richard Linklater’s latest, starring Cate Blanchett, is a bit of a bore," 15 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'supreme.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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