: going beyond others or beyond due limit : extreme
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Adjective
espouses a kind of ultra conservatism that even some members of his own party cannot support
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Kristin L. Wolfe, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2024
Get The Recipe 12 of 26 Mississippi Pork Chops
Pepperoni peppers and a ranch seasoning packet are the secret to these ultra flavorful pork chops.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 18 Aug. 2024
Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2024
Abigail Wise used to run ultras, but now aims most of her mileage at exercising her four good dogs or pushing a stroller on shorter trails near her home in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
—Abigail Wise, Outside Online, 24 July 2024
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Adjective
And yet, the classic details of its history make way for ultra modern touches on the New American menu at Café Riggs and the chic, and swanky scene downstairs in what was once the building’s vault at the Silver Lyan.
—Kristin L. Wolfe, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2024
Get The Recipe 12 of 26 Mississippi Pork Chops
Pepperoni peppers and a ranch seasoning packet are the secret to these ultra flavorful pork chops.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 18 Aug. 2024
Noun
Seven others followed him; the last was Iris Cooper, a 65-year-old Canadian and veteran of more than 100 ultras, who was the final official finisher — and the oldest woman finisher — in 29:56.10.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2024
Abigail Wise used to run ultras, but now aims most of her mileage at exercising her four good dogs or pushing a stroller on shorter trails near her home in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
—Abigail Wise, Outside Online, 24 July 2024
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“Ultra.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ultra. Accessed 29 Sep. 2024.
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