as in excellent
of the very best kind
a top-notch violinist who had no trouble getting a position with the symphony
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Recent Examples of top-notch
Below, members of Forbes Technology Council highlight essential QA steps that can help development teams squash any lingering bugs, optimize functionality and deliver a top-notch product.
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Expert Panel®, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Peacock’s The Day of the Jackal is a top-notch thriller, with dazzling action sequences and smart storytelling.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 1 Nov. 2024
Watch for not one but three meteor showers, plus the year’s last supermoon, and a host of top-notch planet sightings.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 1 Nov. 2024
They’re committed to quality, ensuring their products are top-notch through careful sourcing, manufacturing, and rigorous third-party testing.
—Shushy Rita Setrakian Ms, Rd, Verywell Health, 31 Oct. 2024
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Expert Panel®, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Peacock’s The Day of the Jackal is a top-notch thriller, with dazzling action sequences and smart storytelling.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 1 Nov. 2024
Watch for not one but three meteor showers, plus the year’s last supermoon, and a host of top-notch planet sightings.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 1 Nov. 2024
They’re committed to quality, ensuring their products are top-notch through careful sourcing, manufacturing, and rigorous third-party testing.
—Shushy Rita Setrakian Ms, Rd, Verywell Health, 31 Oct. 2024
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The Beats Studio Pro headphones deliver premium sound quality, excellent noise cancellation, and a sleek, durable design.Juhi Wadia, PCMAG, 16 Nov. 2024
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Later in the day, someone older or more experienced might have excellent advice for you.Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 14 Nov. 2024
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In addition to strong, Oscar-worthy performances from the two leads, terrific actors populate the rest of the film, including Bowen Yang as Galinda’s bestie Pfannee, Jonathan Bailey as the impish prince Fiyero and the inimitable Jeff Goldblum as the Wizard of Oz.Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 19 Nov. 2024
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All of the sequences showing Juliette doing her best Indiana Jones impression — improvising and exploring — are truly terrific.Noel Murray, Vulture, 15 Nov. 2024
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For its superb level of versatility and potency, Apple's Mac mini with M4 Pro earns our Editors' Choice award for small-form-factor desktops.PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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Most of all, the cast this season is superb, with an incredible level of talent, memorable personalities and delightful accents.Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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Then there’s Cleo’s nervy 30-something daughter, Grace — the wonderful Zoë Geltman — who’s always been the good girl but whose loins are newly afire for her brother-in-law, Roy (Gabriel Brown).Sara Holdren, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
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The box includes only a USB-A-to-USB-C cable for charging. Sound: Powerful Bass and Clean Highs Simply put, the Bose SoundLink Home sounds wonderful.PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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Nancy talks about how great Guy and Chock seem to be and tells Joan not to give all this power to Pascal.Alice Burton, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
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The increase in net loss is due to the decrease in sales being greater than the decrease in operating expenses.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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The Webb telescope trained its awesome eye on it for 14 hours total, spread across three months.Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
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Winning the 2024 World Series is an awesome achievement that will always be remembered and celebrated.Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 5 Nov. 2024
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Taylor Roloff, Encinal volleyball: The Jets standout had a fantastic match in the NCS Division IV semifinals, finishing with 27 kills, two assists and two blocks.Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Mark reiterates that Jonathan is a fantastic human being.Alice Burton, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
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Instead of continuing on to Pristine Camp, 14,800 feet high and the highlight of our trip, JSB was able to get my wife to the nearest hospital, provide an interpreter, and manage to get us to a lovely finca at a much lower altitude where my wife recovered in a beautiful setting.Kathleen Saxe, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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The Ravel makes several stops in idyllic medieval towns along the Rhône, including Avignon, Viviers, and Arles – the lovely Roman town where Vincent van Gogh created some of his most memorable work.James Rampton, theweek, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Top-notch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/top-notch. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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