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as in excellence
exceptionally high quality
Louis Comfort Tiffany produced art glass of such exquisite perfection that he has achieved cult status
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as in ideal
the most perfect type or example
Rembrandt's portraits are the perfection of the art of using facial expression, pose, and gesture to reveal the subject's interior life
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as in precision
the quality or state of being very accurate
audio recordings were reaching a level of perfection that earlier technicians had never dreamt possible
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Recent Examples of perfection
Waiting for perfection is a mask for fear—one that prevents growth.
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Mark Kane, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Enter this stunner, literally: your sad day-old donuts used for Bundt cake perfection.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 28 Nov. 2024
Giving ourselves permission to let go of perfection leaves more time for what really matters: making memories with our kids and actually enjoying the season.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2024
The new medium setting is the Goldilocks of temperatures—not too hot, not too weak, just voluminous blowout perfection in under 15 minutes.
—Boutayna Chokrane, WIRED, 29 Nov. 2024
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Mark Kane, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Enter this stunner, literally: your sad day-old donuts used for Bundt cake perfection.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 28 Nov. 2024
Giving ourselves permission to let go of perfection leaves more time for what really matters: making memories with our kids and actually enjoying the season.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2024
The new medium setting is the Goldilocks of temperatures—not too hot, not too weak, just voluminous blowout perfection in under 15 minutes.
—Boutayna Chokrane, WIRED, 29 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perfection
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The Royal National Theatre, symbol of Britain’s theatrical excellence, offered her the part of the Blue Fairy in a try-out musical production of Pinocchio, which Dennis Kelly adapted from Carlo Collodi’s tale and Disney’s 1940 classic.Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
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Horwitz has some power, some speed, and the same hustle and commitment to excellence as Gimenez. Follow me on Twitter.Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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As voters who found sympathies with Trump inch closer toward a home with the GOP, liberals and moderates are in the messy process of figuring out their ideals, how to unite around them and how to message everything to the rest of the country.Hanna Trudo, The Hill, 15 Dec. 2024
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Sweeney is, of course, far closer to the culture-at-large’s Platonic ideal of symmetrical blonde womanhood than many, and she is doubtless spared much of the vitriol that other women in the public eye (most women in the TikTok age, really) aren’t.Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 14 Dec. 2024
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Every single detail was scrutinized and designed with precision.William Arruda, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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The finished movie, edited with whiplash precision by Hansjörg Weißbrich, began drawing buzz at Venice and continued to crackle at a Telluride screening.Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Dec. 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
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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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The set comes with all the essential matcha classics: a bamboo whisk, tea scoop, handmade whisking bowl, and a tin of ceremonial-grade organic matcha.Andrew Watman, WIRED, 5 Dec. 2024
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The bouts were true Mexican boxing classics that left both fighters physically scarred, as neither of them was the same after those three duels in the span of a year.Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
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During the data-loading process, users need to monitor the activity to ensure accuracy and stop the process if an error occurs.Dipak Kulkarni, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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The precision flying requires exacting accuracy—within one millimeter, roughly the thickness of a fingernail.Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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Under Biggest Threats of Extreme Fire Celebrity Homes Under 'Significant Threat' From Malibu Franklin Fire Pepperdine has historically used the shelter-in-place model, according to Gash.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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The idea is that adding more computing power and more data guarantees better models to an infinite degree.Deirdre Bosa,Jasmine Wu, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
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Manifest your best life on Dec. 12, a time that is likely to kickstart new beginnings Comments The magical 12/12 portal on Dec. 12 is a key time for manifestation.Lisa Stardust, People.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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People can develop mental health problems and physical manifestations such as headaches, back pain, abdominal cramping, heart palpitations and trouble concentrating.Katia Hetter, CNN, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Perfection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perfection. Accessed 19 Dec. 2024.
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