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exceptionally high quality
- the annual awards honor excellence in children's literature
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a quality that gives something special worth
- the particular excellence of down in clothing and sleeping bags is its lightness
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“Excellence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excellence. Accessed 15 Oct. 2021.
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