as in superb
of the very best kind
fast-food fans rate this chain's fries as excellent
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Recent Examples of excellent
These flights will give travelers easy access to the luxury hotels, excellent dining, and beachfront relaxation of Italy's incredible Puglia region.
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Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 10 Oct. 2025
Prescott is in the midst of another excellent season in 2025, leading the most efficient offense in all of football through the first five weeks, as the Cowboys currently have the most yards per game of any team in the NFL.
—Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
This intense dryness, as well as the abundant sunlight of more than 3,000 hours a year, make the Gobi Desert an excellent environment for large-scale solar power generation.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2025
This book is an excellent read for coaches, in their varied forms, sports lovers, and those seeking motivation altogether.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 9 Oct. 2025
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Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 10 Oct. 2025
Prescott is in the midst of another excellent season in 2025, leading the most efficient offense in all of football through the first five weeks, as the Cowboys currently have the most yards per game of any team in the NFL.
—Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
This intense dryness, as well as the abundant sunlight of more than 3,000 hours a year, make the Gobi Desert an excellent environment for large-scale solar power generation.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2025
This book is an excellent read for coaches, in their varied forms, sports lovers, and those seeking motivation altogether.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 9 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for excellent
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The Eagles offensive line gave him superb pass protection against the Broncos’ elite pass rush as well.—
Ted Nguyen,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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This successor to the superb Ghost of Tsushima enhances the action with new weapon-swapping mechanics and a better integration of quests with exploration.—
Gabriel Zamora,
PC Magazine,
4 Oct. 2025
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The ‘Mahabharat’ enabled by AI is a wonderful example of how tradition and technology can work hand in hand.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
10 Oct. 2025
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Again and again, striking out into the unknown led to wonderful new possibilities, making my life grow larger and deeper.—
Sarah Chamberlain,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
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Dak Prescott was terrific all day, throwing for 237 yards and four touchdowns.—
Mark Kern,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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Given Emeka Egbuka’s terrific rookie season, Godwin could easily be the odd man out, similar to Tyler Boyd the year the Bengals drafted Ja’Marr Chase.—
Jake Ciely,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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For those who are ready to trade in their simple drip coffee set up for something a bit more advanced, Seattle Coffee Gear is a great independent retailer for coffee-brewing appliances and accessories.—
Melissa Knific,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
9 Oct. 2025
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Being a great place to work is about structure as well as culture, whether the business in question is listed, family-owned or private equity-backed.—
Rebecca Ann Hughes,
Fortune,
9 Oct. 2025
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In addition to the two left and right clickers and the fantastic MagSpeed electromagnetic scroll wheel, the MX Master 3S includes two buttons and a horizontal scroll wheel.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
12 Oct. 2025
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Cal Raleigh and Julio Rodriguez have been fantastic all season long and give Seattle two stars that are capable of taking them all the way.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Oct. 2025
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It’s been awesome for our team getting a guy like that.—
Scott Powers,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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There’s a beautiful string arrangement by David Davidson, who also worked on the original record, and Martin Terefe, who’s my oldest collaborator, produced, so that was awesome.—
Gary Graff,
Billboard,
9 Oct. 2025
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Aspen Nature Loop – Another easy and lovely hike is Aspen Nature Loop, just across the parking lot from Kachina Trail.—
Roger Naylor,
AZCentral.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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But another lovely thing this week has been the life of the mind.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
10 Oct. 2025
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This fabulous nude color lipstick really makes the face.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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Jisoo, a member of Blackpink, was one of the most camera savvy of the attendees, getting shots with a bevy of fabulous girls at the show.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Excellent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excellent. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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