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as in dignity
high position within society
a glamorous invitation-only party for all the people of quality in the summer resort
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as in characteristic
something that sets apart an individual from others of the same kind
unfailing kindness is one of her many fine qualities
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as in nobility
the highest class in a society
the quality were inordinately proud of their bloodlines
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as in excellent
of the very best kind
an antiques dealer who handles nothing but quality pieces
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Recent Examples of quality
Alex Gurley, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025
Most of the show is a pleasing examination of small-town living and a brother and sister who want to do quality detective work (despite differing tactics) amid poor funding and meddlesome constituents.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 19 Feb. 2025
Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 12 Oct. 2024
But the question remains whether quality private schools, interested in making a profit, will have any reason to build new locations in South or West Phoenix, where most parents can’t pay tuition beyond their $7,000 voucher.
—Eli Hager, ProPublica, 12 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Amid the search for Lam, hotel guests began complaining of poor water quality and water pressure issues.
—Alex Gurley, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025
Most of the show is a pleasing examination of small-town living and a brother and sister who want to do quality detective work (despite differing tactics) amid poor funding and meddlesome constituents.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 19 Feb. 2025
Adjective
Faced with these challenges, a regular business would likely lower costs (and potentially quality) or raise prices on the students who are ineligible for free or reduced meals.
—Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 12 Oct. 2024
But the question remains whether quality private schools, interested in making a profit, will have any reason to build new locations in South or West Phoenix, where most parents can’t pay tuition beyond their $7,000 voucher.
—Eli Hager, ProPublica, 12 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quality
Noun
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Relatively high mortgage rates have been hurting the housing market.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Feb. 2025
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There’s a fundamental misunderstanding about AIDS in the United States, Amber says — the reason that infection rates are so low is because there is federal money going toward treatment and research.—
Fortesa Latifi,
Rolling Stone,
21 Feb. 2025
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Prioritizing High-Potential, High-Risk Populations While the strategies – and rhetoric – vary, every Administration in modern history has embraced the goal of creating jobs that offer dignity and economic stability in order to shore up America’s economic position and maximizing our human capital.—
Maria Flynn,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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The Trump administration has made the border a zone that is overtly hostile to human rights and displays utter disregard for the humanity and dignity of people on the move.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
21 Feb. 2025
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While not all cities’ bus rapid transit lines are the same, the systems are generally defined by several key characteristics: ► Dedicated, bus-only lanes in the center of the roadway.—
Elliott Wenzler,
The Denver Post,
16 Feb. 2025
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Actively scan device characteristics for identification.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
14 Feb. 2025
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Embalmers had different recipes for preparing and preserving bodies depending on the era; the budget; the level of nobility and gender of the deceased; and the availability of ingredients such as plant resins, oils and other unguents that could preserve and perfume the remains.—
Sarah Everts,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 Feb. 2025
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European salons were nobility inviting composers into their homes to write and play music.—
August Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Lucas Bergvall and Dejan Kulusevski are excellent at carrying the ball and driving into space.—
Jay Harris,
The Athletic,
17 Feb. 2025
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With its affordable price, this coverlet is an excellent value for the quality.—
Rebecca Jones,
Southern Living,
17 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Two key changes were part of a $418 million settlement announced last March after a series of lawsuits alleged that NAR, which counts 1.5 million real estate professionals among its ranks, had informal rules that propped up the industry’s traditional payment structure.—
Samantha Delouya,
CNN,
17 Feb. 2025
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Here’s a look at three other Islanders prospects drawing notice in the college ranks.—
Arthur Staple,
The Athletic,
17 Feb. 2025
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Volusion has a few interesting marketing features, like its Google integration.—
Robert Anderson,
PCMAG,
27 Feb. 2025
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As a result, the auricular muscles became weaker and are now considered a vestigial feature—an evolutionary leftover that’s no longer necessary but hasn’t completely disappeared.—
Clarissa Brincat,
Popular Science,
27 Feb. 2025
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Cosmo Jarvis, Benedict Cumberbatch, Rosamund Pike and Anthony Hopkins were earlier announced for the movie that sees Ritchie return to the colorful, back-stabbing world of the British aristocracy.—
Etan Vlessing,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Feb. 2025
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She was born into the Anglo-Irish aristocracy, the product of a narcissistic mother, who was a scion of the Guinness-brewing fortune, and an Etonian father, who was killed in wartime Burma, when Blackwood was thirteen.—
Negar Azimi,
The New Yorker,
12 Dec. 2024
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“Quality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quality. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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