superiority
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of superiority
First recorded in 1520–30, superiority is from the Medieval Latin word superiōritāt- (stem of superiōritās ). See superior, -ity
Example Sentences
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To some degree, American and Israeli air superiority is a wasting asset.
In a fiercely competitive—and expensive—race for AI superiority, OpenAI, Anthropic and Google are considered by some observers to be closing in on humanlike artificial intelligence.
Instead there is always about him, in his public presentation, an air of grievance, of resentment, and a feeling of superiority—if you were a little brighter, you’d see it my way.
Today’s high-altitude balloons have opened a new zone of air superiority, above drones and jet fighters and below satellites.
Despite Russian air superiority and numerical advantages, Ukrainian forces and local volunteers slowed, halted and ultimately rolled back Russia’s assault on the capital.
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