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
Sherman-Palladino and Palladino return to the world of ballet with their new Amazon dramedy Étoile, which, for me, triggered some initial concerns of self-seriousness with its title and focus on, well, excellence in an international context.
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Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2025
While a handful may grumble privately, Academy leadership maintains that the rule reflects a broader cultural shift within the organization — one toward accountability, fairness and honoring excellence in a truly informed way.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 22 Apr. 2025
Liza Minnelli with Drag Race's third annual Giving Us Lifetime Achievement Award for a career of LGBTQ community allyship and excellence in entertainment.
—EW.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Your business will reach new levels of excellence while protecting your team and your sanity.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
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Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2025
While a handful may grumble privately, Academy leadership maintains that the rule reflects a broader cultural shift within the organization — one toward accountability, fairness and honoring excellence in a truly informed way.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 22 Apr. 2025
Liza Minnelli with Drag Race's third annual Giving Us Lifetime Achievement Award for a career of LGBTQ community allyship and excellence in entertainment.
—EW.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Your business will reach new levels of excellence while protecting your team and your sanity.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 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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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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Technical Architecture Supports Continuous Improvement The distinction between NeMo and Nvidia’s Inference Microservices, branded as NIMs, lies in their complementary functions.—
Janakiram MSV,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Even for the big names, the distinction between the pure and the pragmatic holds fast.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2025
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Murrow worked on Adlai Stevenson’s presidential campaign while at CBS, excusing his partiality as moral and intellectual superiority.—
Armond White,
National Review,
30 Apr. 2025
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The three fundamental pillars of relative superiority are: • It is achieved at the pivotal moment of an engagement.—
Chris Harris,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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His comments came the same day as the Commerce Department reported the national economy − the total value of all goods and services in the country − shrank at an annual rate of 0.3% during the first three months of the year.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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The enterprise value of the business was 1.5 billion pounds.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
1 May 2025
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Adjusting perspectives — such as recognizing that perfection is not required and that setbacks may offer learning opportunities — also plays a role for many individuals navigating change.—
Diane Winiarski,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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For single parents, the key is to prioritize self-care, build a supportive community, and recognize that perfection is not the goal.—
Lia Miller,
Parents,
1 May 2025
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Charles Koch has long been a foe of protectionism and an evangelist for free markets, competitive advantage and mutual benefit.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
2 May 2025
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Spotlight on Compliance and Education Despite the advantages, SDIRAs can be tricky to navigate.—
Tyler Shepherd,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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Moral exemplars are connected in a fundamental way to virtue ethics – a framework of behavior based in core virtues such as honesty, bravery and kindness.—
George Tsakiridis,
The Conversation,
29 Apr. 2025
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The Panthers qualified for nationals by virtue of winning its third straight Conference USA title.—
Walter Villa,
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2025
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The changing complexion of his voters has emboldened Trump to try a new direction, away from race consciousness and toward individual merit.—
The Editors,
National Review,
25 Apr. 2025
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The permutations for European qualification are explained at length here, but last season, finishing eighth was worth £36.7m in merit payments to Manchester United.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Excellence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excellence. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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