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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

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

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Having no parallel or equal; unequaled; unmatched.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Having no parallel, or equal; unequaled; unmatched.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Having no parallel; without equal; lacking anything similar or worthy of comparison.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective radically distinctive and without equal

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Examples

  • Foreigners have always criticized the American for his pursuit of the almighty dollar, but have seldom gone on to note that he has in unparalleled degree returned the fruits of his labors to society.

    Too Rich for Their Money 2006

  • Foreigners have always criticized the American for his pursuit of the almighty dollar, but have seldom gone on to note that he has in unparalleled degree returned the fruits of his labors to society.

    Too Rich for Their Money 2006

  • The Gist: Winning a national title ushered in unparalleled credibility for the Gators, and in some respects the greatest tension they faced recruiting the senior class was which guys to take and which to turn down.

    Blue Devils back on top on signing day 2006

  • I don't have to repeat the well-known facts concerning the trade that flows in unparalleled volume both ways across that border.

    A Great Economic Opportunity 1964

  • – and ions – these tiny, mundane and yet absolutely essential constituents of the living world – can now be understood in unparalleled detail.

    The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2003 - Presentation Speech 2003

  • a feat he calls unparalleled among states last year.

    Newsvine - Get Smarter Here 2009

  • a feat he calls unparalleled among states last year.

    Times Leader News 2009

  • a feat he calls unparalleled among states last year.

    Newsvine - Get Smarter Here 2009

  • However, that autonomy is not "unparalleled" -- most federal banking regulators are also funded from fees paid by banks, not from congressional authorization.

    New Bureau's Limits Rex Nutting 2011

  • The elections have been described as unparalleled, a drama unfolding, yet the media, the journalists, seem to get it wrong.

    CNN Transcript May 22, 2004 2004

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