as in excellent
of the very best kind
rated by his colleagues as an A-OK investigative reporter
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for A-OK
Adjective
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There are beautiful lake-side beaches and excellent trout fishing.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 June 2026 -
The jury, under the excellent presidency of Park Chan-wook, who was both generous and confident, had extremely varied and highly democratic debates.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
4 June 2026
Adjective
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Having a product [like the serum] cover five steps in one is so awesome.—
Michelle Lee,
PEOPLE,
4 June 2026
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His latest victory is some awesome YouTube content.—
David Hookstead OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
3 June 2026
Adjective
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Delisle was fiery and wonderful, but the angel came later.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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The retro American bar—with its picture windows right on the river—is a wonderful spot for a glass of fizz or a vintage Negroni.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
Adjective
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Monroe’s image-making Monroe always had greater agency over her still images than her moving images, which were largely determined by the film studios and directors.—
Sheena McKenzie,
CNN Money,
3 June 2026
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In performance and direction, and in the small ways in which Caswell and Wills have plotted out this isolated love story, there’s a level of great richness and detail.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
3 June 2026
Adjective
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That was in the month of April, and in the month of September, Nick gathered together five other terrific actors.—
Scott Feinberg,
HollywoodReporter,
4 June 2026
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Delane plays with terrific foot speed, loose hips and elite body control on an island.—
Jesse Newell,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
Adjective
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Staff are uniformly lovely and helpful.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
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Any guy currently punching well above his weight class with a lovely girlfriend knows that truth intuitively.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
Adjective
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Wilson has had his most productive Premier League season by some distance, scoring 10 goals – compared to 12 across three previous top-flight campaigns with Fulham combined — and some of them have been superb, too.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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These red carpet-worthy pieces include dramatically draping diamond necklaces, icy diamond and ruby bracelets, superb emerald and diamond jewels and celestial sapphire and diamond rings.—
Kyle Roderick,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
Adjective
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Among the city’s finest is Michael Lepage, who has been honing his Paul Revere character for over 30 years.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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But in this case, store-bought is also fine—often even great.—
Nina Moskowitz,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
7 June 2026
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