1
as in excellency
exceptionally high quality
the annual awards honor excellence in children's literature
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as in distinction
a quality that gives something special worth
the particular excellence of down in clothing and sleeping bags is its lightness
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Recent Examples of excellence
That total includes a remarkable 14 at the French Open, more championships than any other person won at one of his sport’s major tournaments — and the site of a celebration of his excellence on Sunday in its main stadium.
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Howard Fendrich, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2025
The 2025 Cannes Film Festival has evolved far beyond its origins as a celebration of cinematic excellence.
—Pooja Shah, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
Sustaining excellence in sports is incredibly difficult.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 22 May 2025
The Trump administration is focused on excellence—and making sure nothing stands in the way of the mission.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
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Howard Fendrich, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2025
The 2025 Cannes Film Festival has evolved far beyond its origins as a celebration of cinematic excellence.
—Pooja Shah, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
Sustaining excellence in sports is incredibly difficult.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 22 May 2025
The Trump administration is focused on excellence—and making sure nothing stands in the way of the mission.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for excellence
Noun
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Education was considered an individual pursuit marked by moral excellency and only the students who did the best in school would have proceeded to higher education.—
Sara Novak,
Discover Magazine,
12 Nov. 2024
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Education was considered an individual pursuit marked by moral excellency and only the students who did the best in school would have proceeded to higher education.—
Sara Novak,
Discover Magazine,
12 Nov. 2024
Noun
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Those 30-something passengers represented a surprising demographic distinction for this city mainly known for its long winters, spicy chicken wings and proximity to one of the most popular honeymoon destinations in the country.—
David Allan,
CNN Money,
31 May 2025
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Dylan’s detention has also drawn the condemnation of New York’s governor, who at an unrelated press conference Thursday in Hell’s Kitchen made a distinction between assisting in the removal of people who have been accused of crimes and separating families.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
29 May 2025
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The formal presentation took place in the same battle-scarred stadium, Berlin’s Olympiastadion, where Adolf Hitler watched Owens, the Black American athlete, win four gold medals in the 1936 Games, dealing a blow to Hitler’s notions of racial superiority.—
Ciarán Fahey,
Chicago Tribune,
27 May 2025
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Imagine a future Supreme Court case challenging church-state separation, with Christians vying against Christians for superiority.—
Emmett Coyne,
The Hill,
23 May 2025
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Then, when rates do come down and investors go looking for higher income, the value of these funds’ bonds—and indeed the value of these funds themselves—should rise.—
Michael Foster,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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But the state counted on an average annual return of 8.5% on its pension investments back then, very aggressive assumptions that inflated the funds’ values by billions of dollars.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
25 May 2025
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Some viewed his pursuit of perfection, marked by his unrealistically high standards, intolerance for mistakes, and insistence on working with only the best people, as the driving force behind Apple’s success.—
Esade Business & Law School,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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Bubic is using a style dictated by his strengths, by his terms and absent a need for perfection.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
23 May 2025
Noun
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Pone hit a sacrifice fly to put Ole Miss up 5-4, Mackenzie Pickens hit and RBI single in the fifth for a two-run advantage and Brady sent a solo home run to left-center field in the seventh to set the final score.—
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette,
Arkansas Online,
26 May 2025
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There are advantages older figures can bring to politics — even if the current generation has ruined the reputation of elder statesmen.—
Jack Butler,
National Review,
25 May 2025
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By virtue of its basic conceit — after narrowly escaping a disaster with the help of a premonition, a group of people are stalked and killed by Death itself — almost all of these movies end with a high body count and no one making it out alive.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
22 May 2025
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This is based on mutual respect for each other’s virtues and character.—
Gregg D. Caruso,
The Conversation,
21 May 2025
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In May, the high court again paused the deportations of a group of Venezuelan nationals in the Lone Star State, sending the case back to the appeals court for a review of the merits of the case.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
29 May 2025
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While the national security arguments lack merit, there are still actions the Administration could take that would incentivize greater domestic manufacturing.—
Wayne Winegarden,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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“Excellence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excellence. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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