as in distinctions
a quality that gives something special worth
the particular excellence of down in clothing and sleeping bags is its lightness
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However, the distinctions between the Senate and House budget resolution proposals are significant, and with Speaker Mike Johnson only being able to lose three Republican votes, the path to federal tax reform remains unclear.—
Lynn Mucenski Keck,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025 -
An uncertain future The Kennedy Center staff has attempted to work within the constraints of a philanthropy model to reach a broad audience and challenge high/middle/low distinctions.—
Joanna Dee Das,
The Conversation,
4 Apr. 2025
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Micro-Management in Disguise Narcissistic bosses are often skilled at reframing their most controlling tendencies as virtues.—
Mark Murphy,
Forbes,
19 Dec. 2024
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What all this will get you (besides the kind of profits only a monopoly can provide) are non-cash virtues like moral force and ethics and journalism and patriotism and liberty.—
Keith Olbermann,
Variety,
17 Dec. 2024
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“Excellences.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excellences. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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