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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
In addition to Wednesday's nominations, the SAG Awards previously announced that legendary star Jane Fonda would receive the group's annual Life Achievement Award for career excellence in acting.
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EW.com, 8 Jan. 2025
The festival celebrates Asian and Asian American excellence in storytelling and highlights the creativity and innovation at the forefront of contemporary American cinema.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 7 Jan. 2025
The Cinema Audio Society (CAS) has nominated the sound teams behind A Complete Unknown, Deadpool & Wolverine, Dune: Part Two, Gladiator II and Wicked in its live-action feature category for the 2025 CAS Awards celebrating excellence in sound mixing.
—Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Jan. 2025
The Daily Pennsylvanian—Penn’s student newspaper—reported that Mangione founded the school’s Game Research and Development Environment club and that he was inducted into the Eta Kappa Nu honor society for excellence in electrical and computer engineering before graduating in 2020.
—Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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EW.com, 8 Jan. 2025
The festival celebrates Asian and Asian American excellence in storytelling and highlights the creativity and innovation at the forefront of contemporary American cinema.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 7 Jan. 2025
The Cinema Audio Society (CAS) has nominated the sound teams behind A Complete Unknown, Deadpool & Wolverine, Dune: Part Two, Gladiator II and Wicked in its live-action feature category for the 2025 CAS Awards celebrating excellence in sound mixing.
—Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Jan. 2025
The Daily Pennsylvanian—Penn’s student newspaper—reported that Mangione founded the school’s Game Research and Development Environment club and that he was inducted into the Eta Kappa Nu honor society for excellence in electrical and computer engineering before graduating in 2020.
—Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for excellence
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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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Zurich said the Game Changer Award pays tribute to excellency in the film business with a focus on leaders that not only cherish change and forward-thinking approaches in the business, but also stand for the DNA of what cinema has represented since its invention.Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2024
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That distinction belonged to Josh Allen, who, despite losing his top two receiving targets — including perennial Pro Bowler Stefon Diggs — last offseason, delivered another dominant campaign and led the Buffalo Bills to their latest AFC East crown.Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 5 Jan. 2025
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With the loss, the Vikings settled for the undesirable distinction of having the most wins for a wild-card team in league history.Colton Pouncy, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
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Absolute Dominion takes place In the year 2063 AD, when the world faces catastrophe as zealots and extremists wage a global holy war in the name of spiritual superiority.Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2025
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The dominant view in Washington argues for peace through strength, that only clear military superiority can deter China’s ambitions to subsume Taiwan and exert dominance across the Indo-Pacific.Brad Dress, The Hill, 7 Jan. 2025
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Today, due to falling LCFS credit value, biogas credits from one cow are worth closer to $1,600 annually.Kenny Torrella, Vox, 13 Jan. 2025
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Then, once standardized, they can be aggregated in a meta-analysis to produce a single value, the SMD.New Atlas, New Atlas, 13 Jan. 2025
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With over 290 comments on the Instagram video so far, many people praised Vu's vision to take the dress from thrift shop to red carpet perfection.John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
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Her beauty moments are nothing short of perfection—equipped with glowing skin that looks like the heavens kiss it, sleek hairstyles, and makeup that highlights her stunning features.Larry Stansbury, Essence, 13 Jan. 2025
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One primary advantage of confidence is that other people do in fact eat it up.Rachel Sugar, Vox, 13 Jan. 2025
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Sensing that this dad was open to being chatted up, Colvin sat next to him and tried to use raw honesty to his advantage.Brendan I. Koerner, WIRED, 13 Jan. 2025
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Gleyber Torres was out by virtue of the fan interference call.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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Partway through a panel discussion at a recent economics conference in San Francisco, Jason Furman, a former adviser to President Barack Obama, turned to Kimberly Clausing, a former member of the Biden administration and the author of a book extolling the virtues of free trade.Ben Casselman, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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This outcome is not based on the merits or strength of the case against the defendant.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
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So, there would be merit in changing something up for the sake of change itself.Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 5 Jan. 2025
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“Excellence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excellence. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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