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as in ideas
someone of such unequaled perfection as to deserve imitation
she's our ideal of the concerned, caring physician
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as in perfections
the most perfect type or example
the Taj Mahal in India is generally regarded as the ideal of Mogul architectural beauty
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as in goals
something that one hopes or intends to accomplish
his ideal is to make enough money so that he can retire at 50
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Recent Examples of ideals
Messing received criticism on social media following the move, with many slamming her decision to share a post calling Mamdani — the son of Queen of Katwe and Mississippi Masala film director Mira Nair — as a jihadist, a term often used to describe those who violently defend Islamic ideals.
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Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Nov. 2025
What fed into your early ideals about writing and reading?
—Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
Advertisement To lose hypocrisy would be to lose the very language of ideals.
—Shadi Hamid, Time, 3 Nov. 2025
With chapters on thousands of high school and college campuses, the group promotes conservative ideals like free markets, limited government, and individual liberty.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
The faith in order and proportion embodied in the Alhambra, the romance of modernity caught in the Eiffel Tower’s lattice of iron—these are not ideas imposed on buildings but ideals that the buildings themselves express, more lastingly than words can.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2025
Despite how terribly damaging America has been recently, that country and those ideals remain worth fighting for.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 24 Oct. 2025
If, as Lloyd Matthews has argued, America’s founding ideals of liberty are intimately linked to Julius Caesar, that connection should remind us that such liberty requires due process to function properly.
—JSTOR Daily, 23 Oct. 2025
So, Bevere concluded that was the end of the line for her pageant ideals.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Nov. 2025
What fed into your early ideals about writing and reading?
—Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
Advertisement To lose hypocrisy would be to lose the very language of ideals.
—Shadi Hamid, Time, 3 Nov. 2025
With chapters on thousands of high school and college campuses, the group promotes conservative ideals like free markets, limited government, and individual liberty.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
The faith in order and proportion embodied in the Alhambra, the romance of modernity caught in the Eiffel Tower’s lattice of iron—these are not ideas imposed on buildings but ideals that the buildings themselves express, more lastingly than words can.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2025
Despite how terribly damaging America has been recently, that country and those ideals remain worth fighting for.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 24 Oct. 2025
If, as Lloyd Matthews has argued, America’s founding ideals of liberty are intimately linked to Julius Caesar, that connection should remind us that such liberty requires due process to function properly.
—JSTOR Daily, 23 Oct. 2025
So, Bevere concluded that was the end of the line for her pageant ideals.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ideals
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But this search for ideas and solutions will only work if it can be simply communicated to the players.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Stick with who, whom, and whose for people (and animals who have names) and that and which for things and ideas.—
Richard Lederer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Nov. 2025
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The collection is built around a fascination of the forest, its mystery, beauty, and the sublime forces of nature, its perfections and imperfections.—
Felicity Carter,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Brett Hull, a dual citizen who was born in Canada and played internationally for the United States, had 741 goals.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Bringing Arcadia and Big Red food to customers year-round at festivals, corporate events, weddings, private parties and community events is another of Nguyen’s goals.—
Susan Stapleton,
Des Moines Register,
9 Jan. 2026
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Unitree’s humanoids are powered by its proprietary AI models and feature quick-swappable batteries, depth perception systems, and payload capacities suitable for inspection and manipulation tasks.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
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Unlike other models, the gel fibers offer a bounce-back effect that allows your pillows to keep their fluffy shape for an even longer lifespan.—
Megan Schaltegger,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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More than thirty years later, even after Chuck scored nearly a hundred films (including the campy classics Chopping Mall, Ghoulies IV, and the DC Comics adaptation The Return of Swamp Thing), fans still single out his music for Deathstalker II.—
Bear McCreary,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Nov. 2025
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Shopping the online jeweler’s collection means classics like tennis bracelets and diamond toi et moi rings boast a more accessible price without losing the elevated appeal of fine jewelry.—
Jessie Quinn,
StyleCaster,
7 Nov. 2025
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The information provided in this article is for general informational and educational purposes only.—
Ethan M. Stone,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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Marvel has publicly acknowledged that the studio's productions often scan actors' bodies, though the scans are generally only used for visual effects purposes rather than storing actors' likenesses for future projects.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Jan. 2026
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In his petition, Kjoller, who was ultimately convicted on the firearms charges, alleges that all three cases included examples of AI use gone wrong.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Over 300 examples have been sold.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
7 Nov. 2025
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On the choruses, SZA’s voice floats in from the back, sharing manifestations and advice.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
30 Dec. 2025
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Gold is a color associated with luxury, luminosity, and celebration—ideal for the holidays and all your New Year manifestations.—
Andrea Carbajal,
Glamour,
13 Dec. 2025
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“Ideals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ideals. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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