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Recent Examples of consummate
Adjective
Gordon has been a consummate professional in Houston across the last seven seasons. Michael Shapiro, Chron, 1 Jan. 2023 Meanwhile, Cohen remained the consummate professional, throwing it to Richard Quest for an interview with Pitbull. Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 29 Dec. 2022
Verb
The trade for Alexander was able to be consummated only after Steinbrenner agreed to sign him to a new four-year, $2.2 million contract. Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2025 Many executives at networks owned by Paramount Global are loath to take big swings and run up more costs, says the person familiar with the matter, as the parent company pushes to consummate its acquisition by Skydance Media. Brian Steinberg, Variety, 26 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for consummate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for consummate
Adjective
  • Deploying this type of technology at scale could not only help identify at-risk patients for proactive monitoring but also address the global need for medical professionals, with the U.S. alone requiring 122,000 skilled physicians by 2032.
    Max Votek, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
  • The presence of someone skilled, experienced and committed to public service could strengthen the agency, at a time when the federal work force faces unprecedented strain.
    Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Adjective
  • Even more notable was the string of copycat series Survivor sparked, which caused an utter explosion for the genre as other networks raced to find its very own success story.
    Nick Caruso, TVLine, 27 May 2025
  • His mission was to keep the vibes high in the face of utter hopelessness.
    Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Adjective
  • The ultimate dream for any Argentine is to see Messi return to play in his home country and just imagine those two international companions facing off in a fearsome Rosario derby.
    Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
  • Several Amazon users even write about them acing the ultimate footwear test: Disney theme park trips.
    Clint Davis, People.com, 31 May 2025
Verb
  • After a double by Aliyah Binford and infield single by Lexie Brady put runners at the corners, Ole Miss successfully completed a double steal.
    Ethan Westerman, Arkansas Online, 26 May 2025
  • Leadership Northwest Indiana program completed The Leadership Institute at Purdue University Northwest recently graduated its 2024-25 Leadership Northwest Indiana program cohort.
    Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2025
Adjective
  • These additional components underscore the importance of music, movement, libations, skillful presentation, and audience participation to masquerade more broadly.
    Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
  • Who lives and who dies depends on a slew of variable factors: Where they are tried, how skillful their attorneys are, the whims of prosecutors, quirks in the law, the dispositions of judges and jurors, and what victims want.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • By the time the half-time whistle had been blown, England were leading 5-0, Beever-Jones had completed her hat-trick, Hampton had yet to lay a glove on the ball and the backspace key was taking an absolute hammering.
    Ali Rampling, New York Times, 31 May 2025
  • With other better quarterbacks available still, the selection was an absolute surprise.
    Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 May 2025
Verb
  • That Walker finished the entire seven-game trip 4-for-27 furthered the thought.
    Chandler Rome, New York Times, 25 May 2025
  • Last season, Ramsey played all 17 games and finished the season with 60 tackles, 11 passes defended and two interceptions.
    Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 May 2025
Adjective
  • In addition to her prowess at finding the net in soccer, Nelson is adept at hitting balls over the net as a tennis player.
    Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
  • Adebayo, who is adept at switching onto smalls, had been a second- or first-team All-Defensive selection for five consecutive seasons — until this season.
    Josh Robbins, New York Times, 22 May 2025

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“Consummate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consummate. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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