as in superb
of the very best kind
fast-food fans rate this chain's fries as excellent
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Recent Examples of excellent
Restrictions on saving or investing can cause someone who would make an excellent public servant to possibly not serve.
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Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
His numbers over five starts for the Greenville Drive were excellent.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 7 May 2026
Few are blessed with his athleticism or talent, but the right gear can help any aspiring basketball player develop excellent scoring ability.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
Andrei Vasilevskiy was excellent for the Tampa Bay Lightning despite falling in a low-scoring Game 7 to Montreal.
—Jesse Granger, New York Times, 6 May 2026
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Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
His numbers over five starts for the Greenville Drive were excellent.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 7 May 2026
Few are blessed with his athleticism or talent, but the right gear can help any aspiring basketball player develop excellent scoring ability.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
Andrei Vasilevskiy was excellent for the Tampa Bay Lightning despite falling in a low-scoring Game 7 to Montreal.
—Jesse Granger, New York Times, 6 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for excellent
Adjective
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Temporary wallpaper is also a superb way to add major personality to any room.—
Gretta Monahan,
Boston Herald,
30 Apr. 2026
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The four-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year award winner Gobert kept giving Jokic a hard time in the paint with his long arms and superb anticipation.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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There is great teaching going on, the principal is wonderful.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Apr. 2026
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Claire has been an advocate for courageous stories, an expert at complicated logistics and a wonderful partner to teams across the entire news division.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Quinn Hughes, Kirill Kaprizov and Matt Boldy are all terrific, world-class players.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
2 May 2026
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While Meryl Streep’s iconic Miranda Priestly got generations of praise for her comic precision and humanizing the boss from hell, Hathaway pulls off something terrific in tandem.—
Chris Feil,
Vulture,
1 May 2026
Adjective
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After Marcus’s ground ball, everybody took great at-bats.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
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Cherry blossoms great guests at the front foyer.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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Positioning herself as a character in her fantastical stories gives her audience someone to root for while creating some distance between fiction and reality.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
2 May 2026
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Major motion pictures require literally thousands of specialists to make visions – fantastical, realistic, outlandish – come alive and be globally seen.—
Stephen Schaefer,
Boston Herald,
2 May 2026
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Count Dooku Christopher Lee with an awesome cape and a lightsaber.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
3 May 2026
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In addition, the action includes top-tier spider combat and awesome web-slinging and web-gliding traversal abilities.—
George Yang,
PC Magazine,
1 May 2026
Adjective
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The Otesaga Resort Hotel Cooperstown, New York If a pilgrimage to the National Baseball Hall of Fame is on your family vacation bucket list, combine your visit with a stay at The Otesaga Resort Hotel for a lovely lakeside getaway.—
Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
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Completing the triptych is the story of yet another student in 1972, the shy Hannes (Enzo Brumm), who hopes to study poetry but is soon taken with the lovely Gundula (Marlene Burow), who is researching the neural responses of the geranium on her windowsill.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
6 May 2026
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Kelsey Calemine, Chelsea Lazkani, and Jamie Chung look glowy and fabulous at the Glow Recipe Cushion World VIP preview event in Los Angeles on April 30.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
3 May 2026
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Annual With succulent foliage and large, brightly colored blooms, portulaca or moss rose makes a fabulous selection for containers in hot, dry sites.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
2 May 2026
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“Excellent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excellent. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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