unparalleled

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  1. adjective Without parallel, equal, or match; unequaled.

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  • Their kindness and accommodation to strangers is unparalleled, and the hospitality of Paris is beyond anything I had conceived to be practicable in a large city. —  Autobiography - Thomas Jefferson
  • So unparalleled was the splendour displayed upon this occasion, that the year 1612 was long known in Europe as “the year of magnificence,” the festivities having been alike gorgeous throughout France, Spain, and Naples; and considerable mortification was experienced in the former kingdom when it was ascertained, on the return of the Duc de Mayenne, that the display made in Paris, extraordinary as it was, could not equal that exhibited at Lerma and Madrid. —  The Life of Marie de Medicis, Vol. 2
  • Another high point is the low Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond unparalleled, and even more from the battery of Barriemore Barlow. —  Latest reviews @ Progarchives.com, the ultimate progressive rock music website
  • Jensen's contacts in the Awakening are unparalleled, as is his knowledge of the movement. —  Counterterrorism Blog
  • A spokesperson for the Interior Ministry of the southern German state of Baden-Württemberg described the claims as "unparalleled," telling SPIEGEL ONLINE: "The supervisory authority has launched an investigation into possible violations of privacy protection rules." —  ((i)) Indymedia :: Athens :: Κεντρική Σελίδα
 

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/ənˈpærəlɛld/
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