1
as in excellency
exceptionally high quality
the annual awards honor excellence in children's literature
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as in distinction
a quality that gives something special worth
the particular excellence of down in clothing and sleeping bags is its lightness
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Recent Examples of excellence
Such is life in Marthaland, where homemaking tasks are plucked from the realm of everyday drudgery and elevated to a pure pursuit of excellence.
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Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
For a team that built a core on fielding excellence, Toronto’s gloves arrived on the biggest stage.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
The objective is to get that information and examples of sustainable design excellence in front of a wider audience in the general public, instead of focusing on industry engagement.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2025
Beyond the fashion moments, brands like Diageo showed up to honor that same spirit of excellence.
—Essence, 29 Oct. 2025
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Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
For a team that built a core on fielding excellence, Toronto’s gloves arrived on the biggest stage.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
The objective is to get that information and examples of sustainable design excellence in front of a wider audience in the general public, instead of focusing on industry engagement.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2025
Beyond the fashion moments, brands like Diageo showed up to honor that same spirit of excellence.
—Essence, 29 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for excellence
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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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Zhao drew a distinction between her latest work and her previous films.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
3 Nov. 2025
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Three Nashville restaurants earned One Michelin Star, while seven more earned Bib Gourmand distinctions among other recognition.—
Mackensy Lunsford,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Nov. 2025
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These are the questions that have plagued the American public since the Euphoria and Anyone But You actor dared to gesture toward a blatant superiority as one of the most notable hot people right now.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
4 Nov. 2025
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The pact is aimed at securing an edge over China in the race for tech superiority, Bloomberg noted.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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Entry-level workers experiment freely and the C-suite sees strategic value, yet middle managers often struggle to bridge the gap.—
Feon Ang,
Fortune,
7 Nov. 2025
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In addition, people without insurance use less care, even high-value care, which can impact future health.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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New Yorkers have always risen to critical moments—demanding not perfection, but courage and connection.—
Sally Susman,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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Summary Apple's premium valuation has outpaced its earnings outlook, leaving the stock priced for perfection amid rising competitive.—
Tony Zhang,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Real Madrid chief Florentino Perez was dead against the idea, with his club arguing that breaking the traditional home and away format adulterated the competition, while also expressing concern over participating teams gaining a financial advantage.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Legalized betting has certain security advantages in that unusual betting patterns — such as large bets being placed on a random player’s performance — can be immediately flagged.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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By upholding his virtue and revealing the emptiness of evil, Ignatius Maloyan earned sainthood, joining the enduring Communion of witnesses.—
Jenni Fink,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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Running is a means of developing all these good virtues and habits.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
29 Oct. 2025
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The movie's title and poster have become memes on social media, although some online circles have reappraised its merits in recent years.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
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This is achieved by combining the merits of high-speed electronics and microwave photonics technologies.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Excellence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excellence. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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