beau ideals

noun

plural of beau ideal
1
as in models
someone of such unequaled perfection as to deserve imitation she is the beau ideal of the dedicated medical professional

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2
as in ideals
the most perfect type or example Frank Lloyd Wright's most famous architectural creation, Falling Water, is widely regarded as the beau ideal of a building in harmony with its setting

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beau ideals
  1. models
  2. ideals
  3. ideas
  4. perfections
  5. patron saints
  6. classics
  7. examples
  8. manifestations
Noun
  • While rivals such as Goldwind have focused on building bigger turbines, Vestas capped its offshore models at around 15 megawatts.
    — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The cyber community has quickly come to understand that AI models are capable of finding security flaws at a staggering scale.
    — Ali El Kaafarani, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of models
Noun
  • Journalist Reitman connects lives of nine Americans over three decades, vividly showing how ideals can give way to fear.
    — Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Sorkin, whether as a writer or a writer-director, is known for his razor-sharp, rapid-fire dialogue and his examination of social and political ideals.
    — Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of ideals
Noun
  • The proposition is to connect China’s factories with its creator economy; Black Lake’s agents bridge the gap by converting ideas into designs, a 3D simulation, and industrial data sent to a factory.
    — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
  • When looking for best ideas for the fourth quarter nothing jumped off the charts to me — literally — like bitcoin .
    — Jay Woods, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of ideas
Noun
  • The collection is built around a fascination of the forest, its mystery, beauty, and the sublime forces of nature, its perfections and imperfections.
    — Felicity Carter, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Definition of perfections
Noun
  • The long history of psychedelics and religion is filled with scientists, anthropologists, mystics, shamans, outlaws, and prophets, but these two men are, more than any others, the patron saints of our current psychedelic revival.
    — Claire Hoffman, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Columnist Gustavo Arellano says voters should pray extra hard to these patron saints for the 2026 election.
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of patron saints
Noun
  • Amid the ongoing loafer craze, the brand, best known for its men’s offering, is ready to court more women with its collection of comfortable classics.
    — Katie Abel, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
  • And at twilight, New Orleans bandleader and composer Jon Batiste delivered a contagious tour-de-force of joy and struggle, careening from ragtime classics to contemporary numbers.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of classics
Noun
  • On a single day late last month, a citizen and a noncitizen—one in Illinois, the other in Texas—became the most recent examples of this new reality.
    — Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
  • In court documents, Fox's legal team noted that Thomson does not have concrete examples of specific claims being made about him.
    — David Folkenflik, NPR, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of examples
Noun
  • The 1905 law explicitly mentions religious ceremonies, processions and other outdoor manifestations as subject to the ordinary rules governing public order.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Sports are in the midst of a global makeover from narrow manifestations of tribal interest to mainstays of the monoculture.
    — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of manifestations
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