1
as in excellence
exceptionally high quality
Louis Comfort Tiffany produced art glass of such exquisite perfection that he has achieved cult status
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as in ideal
the most perfect type or example
Rembrandt's portraits are the perfection of the art of using facial expression, pose, and gesture to reveal the subject's interior life
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as in precision
the quality or state of being very accurate
audio recordings were reaching a level of perfection that earlier technicians had never dreamt possible
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Recent Examples of perfection
Calling hockey on the radio is a unique challenge in sports, and John Wiedeman is the consummate pro, painting a clear picture of the action while keeping the listener oriented with tape-to-tape perfection.
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Scott Powers, New York Times, 29 July 2025
Triple cut, marinated in Persian spices and grilled to juicy perfection, These succulent chops are served with rice that’s just as much a star as the meat.
—Rafael Peña, Miami Herald, 23 July 2025
And, sometimes, perfection comes with a surgeon’s touch.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
Embracing private relationships, then, is partly Gen Z’s way of rejecting the suffocating pressures of perfection and returning to the value of real-life displays of affection.
—Kameryn Griesser, CNN Money, 22 July 2025
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Scott Powers, New York Times, 29 July 2025
Triple cut, marinated in Persian spices and grilled to juicy perfection, These succulent chops are served with rice that’s just as much a star as the meat.
—Rafael Peña, Miami Herald, 23 July 2025
And, sometimes, perfection comes with a surgeon’s touch.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
Embracing private relationships, then, is partly Gen Z’s way of rejecting the suffocating pressures of perfection and returning to the value of real-life displays of affection.
—Kameryn Griesser, CNN Money, 22 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perfection
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Just like in Formula One, great product teams know how to assemble excellence from across an ecosystem and focus their in-house muscle on what really moves the needle.—
Sal Rehmetullah,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Luke and his unit were honored with a challenge coin symbolizing leadership, excellence and service.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Aug. 2025
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The group’s ideals are being pursued—but by ICE and the government itself.—
Ali Breland,
The Atlantic,
5 Aug. 2025
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All of these things, probably, but only in the sense that almost every politician is sometimes forced to sacrifice ideals for the sake of expediency.—
Joseph Thorndike,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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The front fenders now feature louver vents and revised underbody aerodynamic engineering to improve overall precision on track, especially at high speed.—
Peter Nelson,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Implementing these tactical adjustments and honing precision will take time, and this likely won’t be a one-year process.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Aug. 2025
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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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Osman’s book has become a classic among British crime thrillers.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Aug. 2025
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People are now on alert and hopefully ordering out for pizza, cracking open a sixer, and getting ready to chomp into this new dumbass classic.—
Jordan Hoffman,
EW.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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OpenAI published data showing higher accuracy from GPT-5 in answering PhD-level science questions and handling coding tasks.—
Antonio Pequeño IV,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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However, in a report evaluating last winter's forecasts, the almanac reported an overall accuracy rate of 64% for the season.—
Laura Daniella Sepulveda,
AZCentral.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Patients undergo a CAT scan to show bone placement, and then that scan is entered into a planning software that creates a 3D model of the shoulder.—
Lauren Giella,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Aug. 2025
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Choose between a model with a permanent filter made of metal or one that uses paper filters.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Aug. 2025
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In many ways, Vance’s rise has been a compelling manifestation of that retreat.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
15 Aug. 2025
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Prior to the tumor's manifestation, her only symptom had been a sore arm, which the doctors chalked up to arthritis.—
Simar Bajaj,
NPR,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Perfection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perfection. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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