superiority
noun
su·pe·ri·or·i·ty
su̇-ˌpir-ē-ˈȯr-ə-tē 
ˌsü-,
-ˈär-
plural superiorities
: the quality or state of being superior
also
: a superior characteristic
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Examples of superiority in a Sentence
His success has given him a false sense of superiority.
the superiority of some of the customers at the exclusive beauty salon is enough to curl your hair
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The wholesale engulfing of the myth of white superiority is what makes that kind of violence.
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The film explores how the extremists combine violence, threatened or actual, with sophisticated social media campaigns to bring their pseudoscientific claims of racial superiority to the mainstream.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2024
But that degree of technological superiority is gone now, vis-à-vis China, in too many ways.
—Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2024
Over the years, Lynn’s flawed work has been used by far-right and racist groups as evidence to back up claims of white superiority.
—David Gilbert, WIRED, 24 Oct. 2024
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Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 20 Nov. 2024
The film explores how the extremists combine violence, threatened or actual, with sophisticated social media campaigns to bring their pseudoscientific claims of racial superiority to the mainstream.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2024
But that degree of technological superiority is gone now, vis-à-vis China, in too many ways.
—Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2024
Over the years, Lynn’s flawed work has been used by far-right and racist groups as evidence to back up claims of white superiority.
—David Gilbert, WIRED, 24 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for superiority
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“Superiority.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/superiority. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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superiority
noun
su·pe·ri·or·i·ty
su̇-ˌpir-ē-ˈȯr-ət-ē
-ˈär-
plural superiorities
: the state or fact of being superior
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