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finest

/ˈfaɪnɪst/

adjective

superlative superlative form of fine: most fine This is the finest wine you can get here.

noun

US, informal, plural, plural only Police officers. Fifty of New York's finest were on hand for security.
Similar: city's finest
US, informal, plural, plural only Members of the military. 1977-1980, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure Told him I'd had a fun time with a sailor & he said, "Oh no! Are you corrupting our country's finest?"

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Closest in meaning: best, top-grade, high-grade, top-quality, champ, champion, elite, improved, better, bestest, most, brightest, purest, biggest, brighter, closest

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@misc{finest_2026,
  title = {finest},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/finest},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}