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Recent Examples of great
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The doc feature records a news report on Taj Erlander, Swedish prime minister during much of Wallenberg’s imprisonment, admitting as much, conceding that his government had failed one of its greatest citizens by not pressing hard for his release. John Hopewell, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025 The elongated blending stick works great in deep pots and tall containers. Nora Colomer May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
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This buttery-soft duo features a pullover half-zip sweatshirt and a pair of elastic waistband sweatpants that look great worn together or separately. Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 3 Sep. 2025 Despite the chaos at Newark, the internal systems for United ran great, said Harteveldt. Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for great
Recent Examples of Synonyms for great
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  • The Steelers will have an opportunity to get back on track against an excellent Green Bay Packers squad next Sunday, before playing the Indianapolis Colts two days before the NFL trade deadline.
    Jon Conahan, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
  • That’s because tipping isn’t in their culture, but Americans still might wish to add gratuity for excellent service.
    Jillian Dara, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2025
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  • As if that wasn’t enough, Twenty One Pilots also continues to demonstrate a skillful way of designing TikTok- and Instagram story-ready moments for fans of all flavors.
    Theoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Ragnar is one of the very best Nordic crime writers, as skillful in thrillers like this series as in murder mystery stories.
    Anders de la Motte, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • There’s something noble in that.
    Elise Devlin, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
  • It was founded on noble ideas (rights of citizens, representative government), and the Revolution had produced its own mythology (Bunker’s Hill, heroes of seventy-six).
    John Swansburg, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
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  • For the Yankees, this is only the start of a long offseason.
    Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Keeping track of what both Pokémon are doing, each of their health bars, the animations for each attack and the battle log (which shows whether or not attacks have landed) takes a long time to get used to.
    Ryan Gaur, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Doorman highlights more recent scholarship that argues that this is an oversimplification of what were larger theoretical differences between the movement’s two founders.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Decades of mismanagement, underinvestment and corruption have strained the power grid of Iraq, which is OPEC's second-largest oil producer after Saudi Arabia.
    Emma Graham, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2025
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  • Both backs seemed excited about employing more pony looks.
    Joseph Person, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • He could also be seen nodding his approval after the dance — and earning a thunderous round of excited shouts from the audience.
    Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE, 15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Jessica Capshaw as Blythe HartCapshaw plays Blythe, Don's wife and the matriarch of an aristocratic Nashville family.
    Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 7 Oct. 2025
  • His aristocratic tastes are reflected in his various building projects, the remains of which have been excavated.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Hawke sells all of Hart’s delusions, destructive impulses, and high-velocity downward spirals with an energy that keeps this bitchy, old-school collection of bon mots and screwball bickering moving along nicely.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The finished dish is buttery, super-savory, nicely glazed, and irresistible.
    Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2025

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“Great.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/great. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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