nonesuches

noun

plural of nonesuch
as in models
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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  1. models
  2. ideas
  3. patron saints
  4. examples
  5. incarnations
  6. ideals
Noun
  • While rivals such as Goldwind have focused on building bigger turbines, Vestas capped its offshore models at around 15 megawatts.
    — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The cyber community has quickly come to understand that AI models are capable of finding security flaws at a staggering scale.
    — Ali El Kaafarani, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of models
Noun
  • The proposition is to connect China’s factories with its creator economy; Black Lake’s agents bridge the gap by converting ideas into designs, a 3D simulation, and industrial data sent to a factory.
    — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
  • When looking for best ideas for the fourth quarter nothing jumped off the charts to me — literally — like bitcoin .
    — Jay Woods, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of ideas
Noun
  • The long history of psychedelics and religion is filled with scientists, anthropologists, mystics, shamans, outlaws, and prophets, but these two men are, more than any others, the patron saints of our current psychedelic revival.
    — Claire Hoffman, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Columnist Gustavo Arellano says voters should pray extra hard to these patron saints for the 2026 election.
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of patron saints
Noun
  • On a single day late last month, a citizen and a noncitizen—one in Illinois, the other in Texas—became the most recent examples of this new reality.
    — Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
  • In court documents, Fox's legal team noted that Thomson does not have concrete examples of specific claims being made about him.
    — David Folkenflik, NPR, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of examples
Noun
  • Afterwards, a video tribute played on the big screens, featuring a montage of moments of Hansard performing in numerous incarnations at Ohana over the past decade.
    — SPIN Staff, SPIN, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The Jets and the league announced on Wednesday that the statistical histories of both incarnations of the team have been merged.
    — Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of incarnations
Noun
  • Journalist Reitman connects lives of nine Americans over three decades, vividly showing how ideals can give way to fear.
    — Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Sorkin, whether as a writer or a writer-director, is known for his razor-sharp, rapid-fire dialogue and his examination of social and political ideals.
    — Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of ideals
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“Nonesuches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonesuches. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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