ultrarare

adjective

Definition of ultrararenext
as in rare

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Recent Examples of ultrarare That’s when surgeons infused a drug into her spine to fix the ultrarare genetic glitch that had vexed her nervous system since infancy. — Erika Check Hayden Brittainy Newman, New York Times, 19 Dec. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ultrarare
  1. rare
  2. outstanding
  3. excellent
  4. transcendent
  5. sterling
  6. superior
  7. first-class
  8. prime
Adjective
  • Children—a rare sight at Trancoso’s small, intimate pousadas but welcome here—are kept busy by a discreet army of private nannies and hotel monitors.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Because Justice Samuel Alito recused himself from the case, an eight-person bench will decide the case for the Supreme Court, leaving open the possibility of a rare 4-4 deadlock.
    — Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of rare
Adjective
  • Conrad has done an outstanding job of pulling together a team of local workers at all levels of the business.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Livingston is now an outstanding player on Telfair County’s girls basketball team, which went 20-8 last season.
    — Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of outstanding
Adjective
  • There’s an excellent Anantara Spa and a state-of-the-art fitness center onsite, but the highlight of the property is its 60-foot-long oceanfront infinity pool, which overlooks the entire expanse of Stone Town beach.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Mikey Madison is excellent as a whistleblower driven by love, not spite.
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of excellent
Adjective
  • Groff’s writing is always transcendent, and her prose is especially on display in Matrix’s passages of holy visions, bodily lust, and political power.
    — James Folta, Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The tense and agonizing switch is a pure state of melodrama, a transcendent form of tragedy striking in the banal core of workaday society.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of transcendent
Adjective
  • The dominant color of the room was not sterling silver, ruby, or emerald, but Yves Klein blue.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2026
  • My groupings range from sterling silver flatware to matchbooks, but my most prized grouping is my trove of fine art.
    — Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of sterling
Adjective
  • Read More $199 at Amazon The AirPods Pro 3 have a new design that improves their fit, superior noise cancellation, better bass, and fairly accurate heart rate sensors.
    — Cameron Faulkner, The Verge, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Bailey Andersen was a high school basketball player who remembers a 6-foot biological male out-jumping her 6-foot-3 teammate on the opening tip due to his superior athleticism.
    — Matt Calkins OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of superior
Adjective
  • Passengers traveling with pets are required to book standard or extra legroom seats, and pets are not allowed in Ascent, the airline’s first-class experience, nor in bulkhead or exit rows.
    — Sarah Kuta, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Hawaiian Airlines’ 24 Airbus A330s will each get 22 all-new first-class suites with sliding doors, starting in 2028, and its first-ever premium-economy section, with 28 seats.
    — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of first-class
Adjective
  • Of course, Gen Zers are still in the early stages of their careers and have yet to enter their prime earnings years.
    — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026
  • What to do nearby The hotel sits in a prime position between the sleek towers of the Porta Nuova neighborhood and the city’s historic center.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of prime

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“Ultrarare.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ultrarare. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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