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Recent Examples of first-rate Get first-rate term life insurance at a reasonable rate Offers in this section are from affiliate partners and selected based on a combination of engagement, product relevance, compensation, and consistent availability. Liz Knueven, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2025 Their back-to-back performances promise to be highlights of the year for fans of first-rate singing. George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025 Trujillo’s choreography was first-rate, taking the show as far away from a Pageant of the Masters feel as possible without overstuffing the show with dance. Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Aug. 2025 The seawall offers a first-rate space for walking, jogging, biking, or rollerblading, with surrey bike rentals available for even more fun. Gabi De La Rosa, Southern Living, 24 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for first-rate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for first-rate
Adjective
  • But on a day when Mizzou amassed 595 total yards, converted 4 of 5 fourth downs and got an excellent effort from first-year starting quarterback Beau Pribula, surrendering possession had to fill Kansas followers with a sense of dread.
    Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The openings can keep your feet cool or give you an excellent way to show off some eye-catching socks once the weather get cooler.
    Isis Briones, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Audi's done a terrific job applying a restrained retro-futuristic approach to the interiors.
    Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The Detroit Lions went 15-2 last season, finishing with the best record in the NFC behind an explosive offense and some terrific coaching.
    Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Ay, the superb slyness of that last response!
    Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Kansas’ sixth-year man Jalon Daniels put superb touches on a pair of touchdown passes.
    Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • But if Julia’s delivery of her first child is about as wonderful as pushing a human out of your body can get — even the lighting is dreamy — her second child’s delivery is the exact opposite.
    Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Morticia has this wonderful lighter look into the world as opposed to Wednesday.
    Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Delaying this meal was linked with greater risk of death in a sizable 20-year study.
    Erica Sloan, SELF, 4 Sep. 2025
  • It’s been three weeks since a historic flood put the greater Milwaukee area under water.
    Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Skull Taper Candle Holders Add these frightfully fantastic taper candle holders to tablescapes and credenzas for eerie ambience.
    Melody Kazel, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
  • They’re even considered fantastic companions, too.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • People want to include crape myrtles and roses-of-Sharon as their privacy plants, for example, and both of those, while lovely in summer, would be bare and drab in the winter.
    Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
  • It’s been really lovely, also exhausting.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Allen finished with 424 all-purpose yards and four touchdowns; Jackson had 279 and three scores of his own in another stellar effort.
    Zak Keefer, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • In addition to stellar dining choices, the bars in the neighborhood offer some of the most creative cocktails and mocktails in town.
    Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2025

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“First-rate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/first-rate. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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