as in excellent
of the very best kind
wanted a first-rate bike and not the cheap model she had been using
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Recent Examples of first-rate
Food and drink Sabora Tented Camp excels in the first-rate food and drink experience crucial to a luxury safari.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
New York’s famous Atomic Wings are back in Texas, this time with a much better restaurant that showcases the first-rate chicken.
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Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 June 2026
Hiking in this region is first-rate.
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Chelsee Lowe,
Travel + Leisure,
25 May 2026
Lockhart explores themes of mental illness, conspiracy theories and trauma with intelligence and compassion, and his writing is first-rate.
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Michael Schaub,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for first-rate
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
New York’s famous Atomic Wings are back in Texas, this time with a much better restaurant that showcases the first-rate chicken.
—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 June 2026
Hiking in this region is first-rate.
—
Chelsee Lowe,
Travel + Leisure,
25 May 2026
Lockhart explores themes of mental illness, conspiracy theories and trauma with intelligence and compassion, and his writing is first-rate.
—
Michael Schaub,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for first-rate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for first-rate
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And with such excellent transit, there can be much greater housing density.
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His group stage has been consistently excellent without announcing itself — the kind of contribution that shows up in the table rather than the highlights.
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After multiple close calls, Ivory Coast tied the match in the 74th minute with a superb run by Amad Diallo.
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These popular plants are superb, long-lasting garden ornaments.
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But even when Thomson, a terrific baseball lifer, was gone, Bryce Harper was still there in Philly and so was Kyle Schwarber.
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Klepov, who turns 18 on Saturday, had a terrific first OHL season, with 37 goals and 60 assists in 67 games to win the league’s scoring title.
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So many wonderful dinners with friends and nights out on the town.
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Soccer – football in much of the world – has a long and wonderful tradition of singing, whether that be in praise of their favorite players, mocking opponents (sometimes, brutally so) or simply urging their team forward.
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Sneakers are always calling my name (a great travel companion).
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Having spent more than 30 years in the makeup industry, founder and makeup artist Jung Saem Mool knows great makeup starts long before foundation enters the picture.
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Off a fantastic pass from Kylian Mbappé from the opposite side of the pitch, Ousmane Dembélé unleashed a quick flurry of dribble moves into the right side of the box before burying a goal.
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Well, a high-quality whimper with a fantastic final update, but no true expansion allowed to conclude the saga or the story.
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My friend has been in a long-term, live-in relationship with a lovely man.
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Lake Vostok is said to be one of the loveliest places in Antarctica.
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Brady joins bro Matthew Tkachuk, Sam Bennett, Brad Marchand, Sam Reinhart, Carter Verhaeghe and of course the return of Aleksander Barkov to lead what should be an awesome offense.
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Hearing that growl, that was bone chilling, but working with the jaguar was awesome.
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“First-rate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/first-rate. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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