all-timer
noun
all-tim·er
ˈȯl-ˌtī-mər 
US
: an exceptional person or thing that is regarded as the best or as among the best of all time
… the fifth game of the National League Championship series, in San Diego, which was an all-timer by any measure …—
Roger Angell
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May 15, 2025 Wednesday’s Everybody’s Live With John Mulaney was an all-timer.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 16 May 2025
Cinema is too small a word for what this sprawling yet intimate epic achieves in its ethereal, unnerving brilliance; forget Cannes, forget the Competition, forget the whole year, even — Sound of Falling is an all-timer.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 14 May 2025
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The Dry Texturizing Spray is an all-timer of a volume-boosting, shine-amping, overall-refreshing mist that cuts down on oil without zapping moisture.
—Sarah Han, Allure, 12 May 2025
An all-timer version of one of the great love songs of the 20th century.
—Marley Marius, Vogue, 30 Apr. 2025
Besides, that was an all-timer in the Black Mirror canon, a high bar to clear.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
This year is already shaping up to be a productivity all-timer.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 17 Mar. 2025
Connor McDavid’s highlight-reel goal and Jake Guentzel’s quick reply seemed to set the stage for an all-timer.
—Sean McIndoe, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
The 40th-anniversary special in 2015 featured a cold open with Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake, a monologue from Steve Martin with a bevy of celebrity cameos, and sketches with more of the show's all-timers.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 16 May 2025
Cinema is too small a word for what this sprawling yet intimate epic achieves in its ethereal, unnerving brilliance; forget Cannes, forget the Competition, forget the whole year, even — Sound of Falling is an all-timer.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 14 May 2025
Côte d'Azur Incense, $85 $68 Best Oribe Obsession Week Deals
Oribe
Dry Texturizing Spray
$52 $42
Oribe
The Dry Texturizing Spray is an all-timer of a volume-boosting, shine-amping, overall-refreshing mist that cuts down on oil without zapping moisture.
—Sarah Han, Allure, 12 May 2025
An all-timer version of one of the great love songs of the 20th century.
—Marley Marius, Vogue, 30 Apr. 2025
Besides, that was an all-timer in the Black Mirror canon, a high bar to clear.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
This year is already shaping up to be a productivity all-timer.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 17 Mar. 2025
Connor McDavid’s highlight-reel goal and Jake Guentzel’s quick reply seemed to set the stage for an all-timer.
—Sean McIndoe, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
The 40th-anniversary special in 2015 featured a cold open with Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake, a monologue from Steve Martin with a bevy of celebrity cameos, and sketches with more of the show's all-timers.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025
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“All-timer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all-timer. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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