ultimate
/ˈʌltɪmət/ adjective B2- Final; last in a series.
- Last in a word or other utterance.
- Being the greatest possible; maximum; most extreme. · the ultimate pleasure· the ultimate disappointment
- Being the most distant or extreme; farthest.
- That will happen at some time; eventual.
- Last in a train of progression or consequences; tended toward by all that precedes; arrived at, as the last result; final.
- Incapable of further analysis; incapable of further division or separation; constituent; elemental. · an ultimate constituent of matter
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That very day the miners began their labors, with a vigor and alacrity proportionate to their long rest from fatigue and their hopes of ultimate success.
To this day, that small trophy remains the ultimate prize in international cricket.
Elias paused his routine administrative duties, feeling an overwhelming urge to uncover the ultimate fate of this ambitious young woman.
If the preservation of biodiversity is the ultimate goal, perhaps the allocation of resources should pivot toward safeguarding native habitats rather than sustaining artificial enclosures.
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