as in excellent
of the very best kind
credited the win to the pitcher's sterling performance on the mound
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Recent Examples of sterling
With a total of 151 available, the $1,000 cup is made from polished pewter (there are 51 of these), and the fancier $5,000 cup has 24-karat heavy gold plating over sterling silver (there are 100 of these).
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Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 8 Apr. 2025
Thanks to three interceptions during his Dolphins’ stint, returning inside linebacker Tyrel Dodson had a sterling 53.7 passer rating against last season.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2025
The sterling silver pendant features a sculpted paw print glistening with alluring enhanced black diamonds.
—Nora Colomer, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2025
The 27-year-old is having a sterling season, with a career-high 10 assists bettered only by Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah in the Premier League.
—Mark Carey, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 8 Apr. 2025
Thanks to three interceptions during his Dolphins’ stint, returning inside linebacker Tyrel Dodson had a sterling 53.7 passer rating against last season.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2025
The sterling silver pendant features a sculpted paw print glistening with alluring enhanced black diamonds.
—Nora Colomer, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2025
The 27-year-old is having a sterling season, with a career-high 10 assists bettered only by Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah in the Premier League.
—Mark Carey, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sterling
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Scott McKenna bossing the defence, Fabio Silva scoring goals for fun, Oli McBurnie bashing around and suddenly speaking excellent Spanish… this is a cause to believe in.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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In a survey of more than 15,000 users after its rollout in 2024, 90% of respondents ranked their experience as excellent or above average.—
Rachel Barber,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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Chain-of-Density (CoD) Prompting A shrewd method of devising summaries involves a clever prompting strategy known as chain-of-density (CoD), which aims to bolster generative AI toward attaining especially superb or at least better-than-usual summaries.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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In the summers, the garden becomes a haute hub of social activity, thanks to the hotel’s superb cocktail program.—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
8 Apr. 2025
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Furthermore, the chance of stellar bodies having a binary partner increases with mass, making a double-brown-dwarf star system pretty surprising.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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The final film reunites Wallace and Guevara with a stellar cast, including Marta Hazas (Días Mejores), Iván Sánchez (Bosé), Victor Varona (Cielo Grande), and Fran Morcillo (Money Heist), among others.—
Veronica Villafañe,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Rob Refsnyder, who also had a terrific day by going 3 for 4 with two doubles, tallied an RBI double in the third inning to put the Red Sox up 4-0.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
18 Apr. 2025
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But when the switch flips and the whole picture becomes clear, so does the terrific scope of Coogler’s triumph.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
18 Apr. 2025
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My fellow guests were relaxed, friendly, and simply excited to be having a lovely holiday at sea.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Apr. 2025
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Eggs are lovely, smooth, elegant, and the subject of fine art.—
Kaitlyn Tiffany,
The Atlantic,
16 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Katy Perry reportedly sang ‘Its a wonderful world,’ Gayle King beamed in zero gravity, as Lauren Sánchez—pilot, philanthropist, and Jeff Bezos’s fiancée, led Blue Origin’s first all-female crew to the edge of space.—
Gemma Allen,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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There’s the potential to still reach 94 points, which might not quite have the same sheen to it as the 99 points achieved by Liverpool’s last title-winning side in 2019-20 but should still be recognised as a wonderful achievement.—
Gregg Evans,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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But at first, the seizures were a source of great anxiety for our whole family.—
Grace Bastidas,
Parents,
14 Apr. 2025
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His great concern, however, is that A.I. is not being developed with this goal in mind.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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Order a drink, admire the master carpentry, and unwind with views of the beautiful garden.—
Christina Liao,
Vogue,
15 Apr. 2025
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The lead grew to 3-1 at 1:57 of the third with one of the most beautiful goals of the season.—
Aaron Portzline,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Sterling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sterling. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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