as in model
someone of such unequaled perfection as to deserve imitation
in medieval legend Sir Galahad is the nonesuch of the noble knight with a pure and unselfish heart
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Recent Examples of nonesuch
This week, Fleet Foxes have shared a mix of the tracks that inspired their new album Crack-Up, which arrived last Friday (June 16) via Nonesuch Records.
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Nick Williams, Billboard, 20 June 2017
Fleet Foxes' Crack-Up is due out on June 16, via Nonesuch records.
—Matt Miller, Esquire, 12 May 2017
Nick Williams, Billboard, 20 June 2017
Fleet Foxes' Crack-Up is due out on June 16, via Nonesuch records.
—Matt Miller, Esquire, 12 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonesuch
Noun
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Whatever is decided, some kind of change in Madrid’s club model is coming, and has been in preparation for some time.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Beyond medical uses The team also equipped the robot with a tiny camera, enabling it to inspect hard-to-reach spots inside the jet engine model.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Based on an idea by Bernabei, the series is written by Elena Bucaccio, Matthew Parkhill and Francesco Arlanch.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
12 Oct. 2025
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Construction robots are no longer a far-off idea.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
12 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Sea star wasting disease is a rare example of a fast and coordinated response to a marine epidemic.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
17 Oct. 2025
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This is also a great time to marvel at other examples of the city’s architecture, like the Catedral de Mallorca, a cathedral towering over the city skyline and the Llotja de Palma, a 15th-century Gothic guildhall that frequently hosts art exhibitions.—
Emilio Parra Doiztua,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Speaking to Radio Times last week, Al Murray, co-creator of Spitting Image‘s YouTube incarnation, defended the series, citing freedom of speech.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
13 Oct. 2025
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But Gunn says the Caped Crusader isn’t necessarily coming through this incarnation.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
11 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Bob, avoiding the white savior trope, is not some paragon who has all the answers and has suddenly rekindled his passion for being a revolutionary leader.—
Richard Newby,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Sep. 2025
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What are these paragons of stereotypical gendered behavior to do but exorcise a demon, and embrace an opportunity for personal growth in the process?—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
4 Sep. 2025
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Their romantic and radical ideals collapsed together.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
14 Oct. 2025
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While Njoku's name has been mentioned, one Browns' insider fired back against that ideal.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Nonesuch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonesuch. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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