1
as in excellency
exceptionally high quality
the annual awards honor excellence in children's literature
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Relevance
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2
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
To 14-3, straight past relevance and back toward excellence.
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Andrew Callahan, Hartford Courant, 5 Jan. 2026
See firsthand the excellence, innovation and progress taking place across Broward County.
—Howard Hepburn, Sun Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2026
That defensive excellence resulted in a couple of easy baskets down the stretch of a key win Monday in Brooklyn, helping the Warriors rebound from a loss on the second night of a road back-to-back.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 3 Jan. 2026
The story of a young man attempting to outrun the racial and cultural forces seeking to limit his excellence, Race is an important addition to the sports movie canon.
—Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Jan. 2026
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Andrew Callahan, Hartford Courant, 5 Jan. 2026
See firsthand the excellence, innovation and progress taking place across Broward County.
—Howard Hepburn, Sun Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2026
That defensive excellence resulted in a couple of easy baskets down the stretch of a key win Monday in Brooklyn, helping the Warriors rebound from a loss on the second night of a road back-to-back.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 3 Jan. 2026
The story of a young man attempting to outrun the racial and cultural forces seeking to limit his excellence, Race is an important addition to the sports movie canon.
—Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Jan. 2026
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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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Zurich said the Game Changer Award pays tribute to excellency in the film business with a focus on leaders that not only cherish change and forward-thinking approaches in the business, but also stand for the DNA of what cinema has represented since its invention.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
10 Sep. 2024
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Still, Self noted there’s a distinction between practice and actual games in how Peterson feels.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
13 Jan. 2026
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The distinction of a judicial warrant is key because ICE agents could instead have an administrative warrant.—
Jeff Wagner,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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Conversely, Taiwan’s adoption of drone technologies and counter-measures reflects a broader global trend in modern warfare where autonomy, numbers, and networked systems can offset traditional military superiority.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Jan. 2026
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Despite Barca’s recent dominance and established superiority in terms of history, fanbase and budget, the rivalry between the clubs is fierce.—
Pol Ballús,
New York Times,
3 Jan. 2026
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Olathe’s trajectory mirrors what’s happening across Johnson County — which saw more than 90% of the homes go up in value in 2024, with the average home prices sitting at $508,000 and average sale price at $557,000.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
10 Jan. 2026
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Cultural, linguistic, and value-based assimilation challenges arise, potentially altering national identities and eroding civilizational confidence.—
Daniel Ross Goodman,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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And perfection was never my thing.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
8 Jan. 2026
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California has never been about perfection.—
Sacramento Bee staff,
Sacbee.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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From roster makeup to individual position battles to the coaches looking to exploit any advantage on the field, every bit of film is scrutinized to see which team has the advantage in January.—
J.J. Bailey,
New York Times,
12 Jan. 2026
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Despite being given three power plays in the first, the B’s were not good at all on the man advantage.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
12 Jan. 2026
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Carrying Mandarin-style wooden ducks (won-ang seteu) down the aisle symbolizes the groom's commitment to his partner and represents virtues like fidelity, harmony, and family in Korean culture.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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The virtue of me organizing words and putting them in order and being able to evoke different types of emotions in different types of personalities, that’s a great talent.—
Jessica Roiz,
Billboard,
8 Jan. 2026
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The university’s merit scholarships are awarded to full-time students and are renewable for up to four years with good academic and social standing.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Jan. 2026
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Grand juries work in secret to review the work of investigators and prosecutors and decide whether there is sufficient evidence to merit charges.—
Chase Rogers,
Dallas Morning News,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Excellence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excellence. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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