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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
Welcome to the Cincinnati Enquirer Student of the Week vote of 2024-2025, honoring excellence in character, arts and academics among high school students from Dec. 2-6.
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Caroline Ritzie, The Enquirer, 9 Dec. 2024
Vera Clinic – Istanbul, Turkey Offering cutting-edge hair restoration treatments like Sapphire FUE, Vera Clinic combines medical excellence with luxury.
—Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 7 Dec. 2024
But higher price and rarity isn’t necessarily an indicator of better quality, as proven by the excellence of Maker’s Mark.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 5 Dec. 2024
The 2024 Fashion Awards, held at London’s Royal Albert Hall, celebrated global fashion excellence.
—Maggie Clancy, WWD, 2 Dec. 2024
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Caroline Ritzie, The Enquirer, 9 Dec. 2024
Vera Clinic – Istanbul, Turkey Offering cutting-edge hair restoration treatments like Sapphire FUE, Vera Clinic combines medical excellence with luxury.
—Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 7 Dec. 2024
But higher price and rarity isn’t necessarily an indicator of better quality, as proven by the excellence of Maker’s Mark.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 5 Dec. 2024
The 2024 Fashion Awards, held at London’s Royal Albert Hall, celebrated global fashion excellence.
—Maggie Clancy, WWD, 2 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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This approach to perception has the benefit of breaking down the distinction between self and world: a chair in all of its chairness doesn’t exist without a perceiver to see it as something to sit in; a chair is the affordance of a place to sit.Max Norman, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2024
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By acknowledging the distinctions between men and women, golf leadership is uniting with us in their desire to champion women and girls by restoring a space that prioritizes fair competition.Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 6 Dec. 2024
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Vegetables too to some extent, although the jury seems in on the superiority of roasted root vegetables with their crispy, caramelized edges.Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 24 Nov. 2024
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Russian troops have been leveraging their numerical superiority to intensify pressure on Ukrainian defenses.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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Overemphasis on these measures of academic achievement has come at the cost of the learning value that comes from work experience.Brandon Busteed, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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Thanks to all who have shared their perspectives, especially those who have been considerate of others' values and beliefs.Eric Larsen, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Dec. 2024
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If anything, letting go of this ideal of perfection is key.Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
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The cake layers are absolute perfection, and the icing is delicious.Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 12 Dec. 2024
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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer took advantage in December 2019, while Ten Hag got the better of the eventual treble winners in January 2023, who at that point were struggling to get up to speed after the Qatar World Cup.Sam Lee, The Athletic, 14 Dec. 2024
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The stylish and refined CLA takes full advantage of its lack of transmission tunnel to present console area storage possibilities and thankfully leaves circular air vents mostly in the past.Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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Each season has its own theme, ranging from the seven deadly sins and virtues in season two to an exploration of global literature in season three.Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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Apple, Google and Meta all make a virtue of their own lack of access to user content.Zak Doffman, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Lawyers for the Kiss defendants did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the merits of the lawsuit.Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2024
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In that case, Firestone v. Yellen, filed in Oregon, the Court rejected a motion for a preliminary injunction, finding that the plaintiffs failed to show a likelihood of success on the merits of their claims that the CTA was unconstitutional.Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Excellence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excellence. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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