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."
- Unequivocal
- the bomb
- the be-all-end-all
- 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)