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as in extraordinary
being out of the ordinary
an exceptional amount of snow fell in March
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as in disabled
deprived of the power to perform one or more natural bodily activities
her experience working with exceptional children was rewarding and inspiring
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as in intelligent
having or showing quickness of mind
a special school for exceptional children
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Recent Examples of exceptional
The exceptional service is jovial and slick, but never obtrusive.
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Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2025
What an exceptional first performance as a Tiger for Hardy.
—Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2025
His exceptional status is only about to ascend.
—Dave Campbell, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
The Eat, Pray, Love paradigm always rested on the premise that Gilbert, a woman who is profoundly and obviously exceptional, could function as a blueprint for the ordinary woman.
—Book Marks
august 28, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
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Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2025
What an exceptional first performance as a Tiger for Hardy.
—Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2025
His exceptional status is only about to ascend.
—Dave Campbell, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
The Eat, Pray, Love paradigm always rested on the premise that Gilbert, a woman who is profoundly and obviously exceptional, could function as a blueprint for the ordinary woman.
—Book Marks
august 28, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for exceptional
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exceptional
Adjective
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Jacqueline Burnett and David Schultz’s extraordinary careers at Hubbard Street date back to 2009.—
Lauren Warnecke,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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Astronomers made the rare and extraordinary discovery of an interstellar object in our own solar system on July 1, 2025, sparking a scramble to study the mysterious visitor.—
Andrew Jones,
Space.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Jeanette Dalton, who taught emotionally-disabled students at PCES for 35 years, echoed Nusbaum’s sentiment.—
IndyStar,
IndyStar,
3 Sep. 2025
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These payments apply to low-income and disabled Americans.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Together, these agents represent an intelligent, adaptive defense system comparable to the collaboration of a human security operations center, but with the speed and scale of machines.—
Perry Carpenter,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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And his evocation of the specific political environment of pre-war Algeria is an intelligent contemporary expansion on the novel.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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What’s unusual, in this case, is that the accounts start at birth, and with a $1,000 balance.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
31 Aug. 2025
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Another unusual item on display is the up-and-down button from the elevator to the observation tower.—
Myrna Petlicki,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Colorado often sees an increase in deadly crashes during the summer, and troopers arrested 32 people on Labor Day alone last year for driving while impaired.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
28 Aug. 2025
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She is also charged with one count of allowing Kight to drive the boat while impaired resulting in injury and death, and one count of aiding and abetting Kight in boating while impaired.—
KC Baker,
People.com,
13 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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This may require some clever cable routing.—
Brian Westover,
PC Magazine,
26 Aug. 2025
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Here are 10 clever ways to use wax paper both in and out of the kitchen.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
25 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Their goal was to find an IP address — the unique identifier assigned to every cell phone and computer — that could reveal the source.—
Samantha Stutsman,
People.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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That part of my practice involves a mix of legal strategy, negotiation and creative problem-solving, which makes every case unique and keeps the work engaging.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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For brilliant fall color, Tamony suggests looking to Butterscotch Baby spirea.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
1 Sep. 2025
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His role is not to cook each service — the ship has its own small brigade of brilliant chefs — but to design and oversee menus that can be accomplished at sea with consistency equal to a five-star hotel, while working within the constraints of distance, storage, and space.—
Lela London,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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“Exceptional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exceptional. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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