as in excellent
of the very best kind
at those prices the restaurant's food should be nothing but five-star
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Recent Examples of five-star
In the early signing period, Kansas signed five-star point guard Taylen Kinney and three four-stars (center Davion Adkins, wing Trent Perry and shooting guard Luke Barnett).
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Cj Moore, New York Times, 21 May 2026
Raking up more than 15,400 five-star reviewers, contributor Katy Olson says the brand’s best-selling Avocado Green Mattress is worth the buy.
—Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 21 May 2026
This backpack has almost 23,000 five-star ratings and is currently 40% off.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 20 May 2026
The flats and houses feature a bunk room that would earn its own five-star review from the under-16 set.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 May 2026
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Cj Moore, New York Times, 21 May 2026
Raking up more than 15,400 five-star reviewers, contributor Katy Olson says the brand’s best-selling Avocado Green Mattress is worth the buy.
—Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 21 May 2026
This backpack has almost 23,000 five-star ratings and is currently 40% off.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 20 May 2026
The flats and houses feature a bunk room that would earn its own five-star review from the under-16 set.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for five-star
Adjective
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Christopher Sanchez has once again been excellent, and Jacob Misiorowski has often looked unhittable with over 14 strikeouts per nine innings.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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The excellent, nonprofit gallery and incubator known as PlatteForum has moved around a bit over the years, and will reopen in the Art District on Santa Fe starting June 5.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
14 May 2026
Adjective
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The aesthetic is going to go a lot of different places across Season 8, too, including two episodes in the round and the finale, which Badner wouldn’t dare spoil but is proud of the wonderful collaboration between the production design, camera, and lighting teams.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
19 May 2026
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Shrubs, such as American filbert (Corylus americana), are a wonderful way to add interest to your landscape throughout multiple seasons.—
Madeline Buiano,
Martha Stewart,
19 May 2026
Adjective
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Home-Run Balls, named for a popular Korean snack of the same shape, are terrific gougère puffs filled with foie-gras cream, and a spring-pea lettuce cup was clean and bright.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
24 May 2026
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Starters Joe Ryan and Bailey Ober have been terrific.—
John Shipley,
Twin Cities,
22 May 2026
Adjective
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They’re brought to life by the superb voice turns of Will Sharpe and Stephanie Hsu in a chronicle of two young people weathering some of life’s harshest storms.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
22 May 2026
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But Old Trafford remains a superb football ground.—
Andy Mitten,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
Adjective
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As Margo and her clan navigate the aftermath of the disastrous CPS visit, lovely lawyer Lace starts to get a bit frustrated.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
20 May 2026
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Active families, newlyweds, solo travelers, fit friends, long-together couples, locals meeting for drinks—there’s a lovely mix of guests staying at (and just visiting) the property.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 May 2026
Adjective
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The eye-catching color gives off instant vacation vibes, and looks great under a breezy white button-down or simply worn with the matching high-rise bottoms.—
Sophie Dodd,
Travel + Leisure,
20 May 2026
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The young people who pick up popular science books at the library tend to be deeply curious and self-motivated—qualities that also characterize great researchers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
Adjective
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As a means of conspicuous consumption the canon is poorly served, but as a destination to explore, as a complicated, contradictory, sometimes boring and often beautiful place, there can be much to be gained through a meander, a perusal, a stroll.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
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The morning light there is beautiful, and the atmosphere captures a softer, calmer side of Rio that visitors don't always expect.—
David Hochman,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
Adjective
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The regimentation, the fabulous food, and the social aspect of sharing meals and bits and pieces of the four-hour hike with fellow Ranchers.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 May 2026
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The bullpen seems once again due for its annual makeover, the bottom of the batting order has generally been a LaGuardia sinkhole, and a team that has a pretty fabulous run differential so far has also lost one one-run game after another, sometimes in amazingly creative ways.—
Mike Lupica,
New York Daily News,
23 May 2026
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“Five-star.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/five-star. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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