What is a word for a situation in which one thing becomes the be all end all for everything in that group?

"epitome" - highest experiential level. "Burning Man is the epitome of all music festivals."


  1. Unequivocal
  2. the bomb
  3. the be-all-end-all
  4. quintessential

Rolling Stone may say, "Burning Man is the quintessential music festival." A trendy blog may say, "Burning Man is the be-all-end-all of all music festivals." Your friends may say, "Burning Man is the bomb."

And with rolling yachts it is! (I went in 2003)

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