specialness

noun

Definition of specialnessnext
as in greatness

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  1. greatness
  2. excellence
  3. superiority
  4. importance
  5. perfection
  6. supremacy
  7. preeminence
  8. excellency
Noun
  • Most time-management books leave you feeling inadequate, focusing on greatness and optimization, but Adachi’s guide to time management covers doing less with more focus, a lesson that most founders need to learn.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
  • The star’s achievement came in part thanks to her drive for greatness from an early age.
    Stephen Daw, Billboard, 17 Oct. 2024
Definition of greatness
Noun
  • The nation also won both U17 and U20 world titles in 2016 demonstrating a concerted excellence in women's soccer at youth level.
    Asif Burhan, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
  • The celebrity and business leader list reads like a who’s who of Black excellence in the U.S.: Tyler Perry, Brian Tyree Henry, Don Cheadle, Spike Lee, John Legend, Jermaine Dupri, Bakari Sellers and so on (and on…).
    Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Nov. 2024
Definition of excellence
Noun
  • While picking up genuine concerns reported by American and international media in what has been a contentious and violent US election cycle, the coverage and conversation appears geared to telegraph the superiority of China’s own political system.
    Simone McCarthy, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Even in foods where New Yorkers claim eternal superiority, L.A. just does it better.
    Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
Definition of superiority
Noun
  • While the cameras were rolling, Anderson taught the climbers about the importance of temperate rainforests (Tongass National Forest is the world’s largest at nearly 17 million acres) and took them salmon fishing.
    Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Given the importance of manpower in a war of attrition, the first battlefield employment of thousands of North Korean troops recently deployed to Russia marks another escalation in non-European involvement.
    Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2024
Definition of importance
Noun
  • Her precision and pursuit of perfection are exemplified by her signature use of Swarovski crystals.
    Angela Chan-Danisi, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Ultimately, the documentary humanizes someone often viewed as an avatar of unattainable perfection.
    Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of perfection
Noun
  • In the fight for smartphone supremacy, AI is becoming the new battleground.
    Paul Monckton, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
  • Related Chip race: Microsoft, Meta, Google, and Nvidia battle it out for AI chip supremacy Apple’s ‘Project ACDC’ is creating AI chips for data centers.
    Umar Shakir, The Verge, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of supremacy
Noun
  • Named after the Chinese moon goddess Chang’e, it is structured somewhat similarly to the Apollo program that previously gave the U.S. lunar preeminence, adjusted to modern technology and science objectives.
    Thomas Zurbuchen, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Getty Images One thing that US politicians seem to agree on, despite a great many other differences, is that the country needs to lead technologically to maintain a position of economic and geopolitical preeminence.
    Will Knight, WIRED, 1 Aug. 2024
Definition of preeminence
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of excellency
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