First recorded in 1520–30, superiority is from the Medieval Latin word superiōritāt- (stem of superiōritās). See superior, -ity
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When the SEC came up, Leach took aim at the league’s superiority.
Is The SEC Ready For The Air Raid? Mike Leach Sure Thinks So.|Jake Lourim|September 30, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
While artificial neural networks performed poorly when they first came onto the stage in the 1950s, the availability of increasing amounts of computational power and training data eventually vindicated their superiority over traditional algorithms.
Welcome to the Next Level of Bullshit - Issue 89: The Dark Side|Raphaël Millière|September 9, 2020|Nautilus
Pitch movement is just another arena of right-handed pitcher superiority.
What Really Gives Left-Handed Pitchers Their Edge?|Guy Molyneux|August 17, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
These claims of human superiority are sometimes used to justify the ways we treat other animals, in the home, the lab, or the factory farm.
Animals That Can Do Math Understand More Language Than We Think|Erik Nelson|June 14, 2020|Singularity Hub
He is a narcissistic rogue who is utterly convinced of his own brilliance and superiority to those around him.
The Story Behind The Man Charged With Threatening To Kill Harry|Tom Sykes|June 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST
But an insecure majority constantly seeks confirmation of its own superiority by searching for inferiorities in others.
What Intolerant Buddhist Monks Are Doing to Sri Lanka|Kapil Komireddi|April 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST
On the other, superiority, disdain, guilt, and a fear of being befriended or loved for all the wrong reasons.
Income Inequality Within Families is Emerging as a Major Issue|Janna Malamud Smith|January 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Sorkin said he thinks the public is "eating our heroes alive" with snarky tweets and expressions of superiority.
Aaron Sorkin on Casting David Petraeus and Writing Steve Jobs|Lauren Ashburn|November 15, 2012|DAILY BEAST
He could be unbearably glib, but his patrician persona and acid tongue, his radiating sense of superiority, made for good showbiz.
Becoming Gore Vidal: The Henry Adams of Our Age|Morris Dickstein|August 4, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Sufficient has been said to prove the superiority of spiritual life over the whole aspects and manifestations of Nature.
An Interpretation of Rudolf Eucken's Philosophy|W. Tudor Jones
There is also apparently no superiority in brain weight in modern over ancient times.
Sex and Society|William I. Thomas
Both before and after the fall, the superiority of Adam is diligently sustained.
Lives of the English Poets: Waller, Milton, Cowley|Samuel Johnson
He possessed dignity without aloofness, a rare combination, and one that invariably indicates a true feeling of superiority.
The Leopard Woman|Stewart Edward White
The spirit and superiority of the conversation were worthy of the people assembled.
Retrospect of Western Travel, Volume II (of 2)|Harriet Martineau