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
The five-star Mandarin Oriental Mayfair hotel, which opened one year ago in storied Hanover Square, has just the ticket.
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Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 7 June 2025
San Clemente, meanwhile, was abandoned for several years after its closure but is now privately owned and home to a five-star luxury resort.
—Asia London Palomba, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 June 2025
Players can develop at smaller schools who weren’t four- or five-star recruits but have grit and heart and the ability to improve.
—Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 6 June 2025
Most-clicked in the newsletter yesterday: Antonio Morales’ ranking of every five-star QB in the recruiting era.
—Chris Branch, New York Times, 29 May 2025
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Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 7 June 2025
San Clemente, meanwhile, was abandoned for several years after its closure but is now privately owned and home to a five-star luxury resort.
—Asia London Palomba, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 June 2025
Players can develop at smaller schools who weren’t four- or five-star recruits but have grit and heart and the ability to improve.
—Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 6 June 2025
Most-clicked in the newsletter yesterday: Antonio Morales’ ranking of every five-star QB in the recruiting era.
—Chris Branch, New York Times, 29 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for five-star
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Greenery also makes an excellent addition to a resortcore space.—
Cori Sears,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 June 2025
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Robin will make an excellent addition to our great Kentucky State Senate Majority!—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 June 2025
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My 10-year-old avocado grown from seed produced two wonderful fruits last year.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 June 2025
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Tanja Caldwell designed the wonderful costumes for Mara Block Ali’s Netflix series, Forever.—
Rachel Elspeth Gross,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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Esquivel didn’t allow an earned run in a terrific game-one performance against Lovejoy.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 June 2025
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With no wind or other elements for the players to confront, both produced some terrific tennis for stretches.—
Howard Fendrich,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2025
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Trailing types make a lovely ground cover at the edge of a rain garden.—
Rita Pelczar,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 June 2025
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Nini Berndt makes lovely work of this bruise-writing, the kind of devastation that leaves you with your fist pressed to your lips, aching hard for everyone involved.—
Gabrielle Bellot,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2025
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Finney-Smith would be a superb 3-and-D starting power forward if Jarrett Allen is traded and the Cavaliers move Mobley to center.—
Matt Levine,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 May 2025
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Its sound quality is superb, with deep bass and crisp, clear vocals, and the DTS Headphone:X surround tech adds a lot to the experience.—
Shubham Yewale,
PC Magazine,
30 May 2025
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The ‘bomb squad’ was a negative distraction at the start of this season but the number involved in it could be even greater this time around.—
Simon Johnson,
New York Times,
1 June 2025
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Erica’s great grandfather was one of a group of 15 that formed a wine cooperative in Sant’Antioco in 1932, the first in Sardinia.—
Tom Mullen,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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Few of the hotels in this city, even the most beautiful among them, feel quite as regal as the Saint James.—
Madeline Weinfield,
Architectural Digest,
3 June 2025
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Their beautiful bi-level home is hidden on a backstreet in Palermo.—
Liza B. Zimmerman,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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If history is any indication, this stellar earnings season and the ensuing May rally mean investors may be in for some rocky times ahead.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
2 June 2025
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The expectation after that stellar season was that the Kings were ready to make the next step nd establish themselves as the Western Conference powerhouse.—
Ricardo Klein,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 June 2025
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“Five-star.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/five-star. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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