beyond measure

idiom

formal
: to a very great degree
an artist who is talented beyond (all) measure
Her joy was beyond measure.

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Zelensky is a hero of historic scale, brave beyond measure; Trump’s behavior was disgraceful. David Remnick, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2025 There's no denying the experience is terrifying, but valuable beyond measure, when taken into its full context. Devonne Goode, Parents, 6 Feb. 2025 The entire staff and crew will miss her beyond measure. Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 24 Jan. 2025 The Mongol empire could be cruel beyond measure, yet the Mongols primarily subjugated and destroyed other empires: the Abbasid, Khwarazmian, Bulgarian, Song, and so on. Robert D. Kaplan, Foreign Affairs, 8 Aug. 2023 See All Example Sentences for beyond measure

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“Beyond measure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beyond%20measure. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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