as in excellent
of the very best kind
sophisticated cuisine that is obviously the work of a chef par excellence
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Recent Examples of par excellence
Kenneth Roth, TIME, 8 Feb. 2025
Ultimately, Urban's work at the festival as a guitar wizard who transforms Nissan Stadium into the largest, intimate dive bar on Earth continued his legacy as entertainer par excellence.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 9 June 2024
An international networker par excellence, Zambello was staging Carmen at Beijing’s National Centre for the Performing Arts, with Chen in the peripheral part of Zuniga, lieutenant of the dragoons.
—airmail.news, 7 Dec. 2024
And of course there would be no place for love, which is nothing more or less than favoritism par excellence.
—Becca Rothfeld, Harper's Magazine, 2 Mar. 2024
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And Trump would indeed enshrine himself in history as a deal maker par excellence.
—Kenneth Roth, TIME, 8 Feb. 2025
Ultimately, Urban's work at the festival as a guitar wizard who transforms Nissan Stadium into the largest, intimate dive bar on Earth continued his legacy as entertainer par excellence.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 9 June 2024
An international networker par excellence, Zambello was staging Carmen at Beijing’s National Centre for the Performing Arts, with Chen in the peripheral part of Zuniga, lieutenant of the dragoons.
—airmail.news, 7 Dec. 2024
And of course there would be no place for love, which is nothing more or less than favoritism par excellence.
—Becca Rothfeld, Harper's Magazine, 2 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for par excellence
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Dairy milk promotes growth and recovery Dairy milk is an excellent source of high-quality protein, containing all nine essential amino acids necessary for muscle repair and growth, said Heckler.—
Erica Lamberg,
Fox News,
23 Mar. 2025
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The streamer is loaded with excellent shows of all genres, but it’s known for its large collection of sci-fi series like Severance, which had its season 2 finale on March 20, For All Mankind and Silo, among others.—
Keith Langston,
People.com,
23 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Did the role have to get any smaller or change at all to accommodate the recasting?—
Max Gao,
Variety,
23 Mar. 2025
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As Strong Aurora Predicted And don’t dismiss this as a trick to steal a few dollars — that’s not the point at all.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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Embracing different cultures: There is plenty of wonderful Mexican culture depicted throughout the film, from cooking traditional dishes to the vibrant atmosphere.—
Alex Vance,
Parents,
28 Mar. 2025
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Cherish these moments and know that your efforts to preserve their voices are a wonderful tribute to your relationships.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Williams seems to have fundamentally misunderstood the novel, or at the very least to have only a diluted grasp of it.—
Christian Lewis,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2025
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And the headliner of the group, of course, was quarterback Cam Ward, who very likely could be the No. 1 overall pick when the draft gets underway on April 24 in Green Bay.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2025
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Julie Chan is struggling through a hard life, which is only made worse by the face that her twin sister, Chloe, has an awesome one.—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
30 Mar. 2025
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He's gotten way better at talking on the mic during his match with CM Punk, and their matches have been awesome.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Their lack of depth was evident against this extremely deep Gators squad.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
28 Mar. 2025
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Deion Sanders at one point played for the Dallas Cowboys, which would make an extremely fascinating story, and has even been rumored in the past as a potential NFL head coach.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The procedure is designed to help patients enhance rather than change their natural appearance, maintaining or restoring their loveliest features.—
Hilary Tetenbaum,
USA TODAY,
21 Mar. 2025
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Molly’s such a lovely person, just a great spirit and game to do what needs to be done and have fun.—
Jessica Wang,
EW.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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Now Amazon is fully behind the wheel of the Astin Martin after closing a deal for creative control earlier this month.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Mar. 2025
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Using glass can improve wireless signal strength compared to fully metal bodies, too.—
Ryan Whitwam,
ArsTechnica,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Par excellence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/par%20excellence. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.
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