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
That combination of excellence and diversity prepares students for the real world and must be protected and celebrated as one of our district’s most valuable assets.
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Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 13 Oct. 2025
The Humanoid Robotics Industry Awards honor innovation and excellence in humanoid robotics.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2025
From championship moments to festival stages, this week’s sightings prove that Black excellence continues to glow wherever the spotlight lands.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 13 Oct. 2025
The school is renowned for its commitment to fostering academic excellence, ethical responsibility, and global engagement, the news release stated.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
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Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 13 Oct. 2025
The Humanoid Robotics Industry Awards honor innovation and excellence in humanoid robotics.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2025
From championship moments to festival stages, this week’s sightings prove that Black excellence continues to glow wherever the spotlight lands.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 13 Oct. 2025
The school is renowned for its commitment to fostering academic excellence, ethical responsibility, and global engagement, the news release stated.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for excellence
Noun
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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
Noun
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Known for its rich, dark green coloring and full silhouette, this tree is native to the Appalachian Mountains and has the distinction of being the type of tree most often used as the official White House Christmas tree.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
20 Oct. 2025
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During lean times like the Great Depression when ingredients were scarce and nothing went to waste, this distinction mattered.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
20 Oct. 2025
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The United States maintains overwhelming technological superiority but with increasingly unpredictable commitments.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
16 Oct. 2025
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By dispelling the myth of SPS superiority, this study opens the door to more flexible and cost-effective production strategies, accelerating the path toward safer, high-performance solid-state batteries, according to the study.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Oct. 2025
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Toys, even ones marketed as tools for the imagination, are never value neutral.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
16 Oct. 2025
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But the Bernabeu hierarchy are well aware of the value of their club.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Prioritizing perfection, or at least the absence of mistakes, has impacted military leadership culture in many ways.—
Davis Winkie,
USA Today,
14 Oct. 2025
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The sessions, recorded at the legendary Van Gelder Studio in just three days, were less about perfection than presence.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
12 Oct. 2025
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The Packers should have the advantage in the contest, as Arizona backup quarterback Jacoby Brissett is set to start in Week 7 with Kyler Murray sidelined for a second consecutive game due to a foot sprain.—
Jordan Sigler,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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Regardless, the Avs finished the second period with 30 shot attempts (after 29 in the first) and a two-goal advantage.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
17 Oct. 2025
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Listening of this kind is a demanding civic art and civic virtue.—
Belinda Luscombe,
Time,
13 Oct. 2025
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That came by virtue of a career day from running back Rico Dowdle — who is facing his old team Sunday — and a defense that looked simply like a different team in the second half.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Oct. 2025
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The same technology’s feasibility should also be assessed under different climate zones, and full life cycle assessments (cradle-to-grave) of GS are a necessity for a better understanding of the technology’s merits and limits, researchers noted.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Oct. 2025
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While some critics have taken issue with this fundamental deviation from Shelley’s script, others believe there could be merit in this new, lighter-touch creature.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Excellence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excellence. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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