nonpareil 1 of 2

as in only
having no equal or rival for excellence or desirability the nonpareil beauty of Helen of Troy

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nonpareil

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noun

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Recent Examples of nonpareil
Adjective
Nodding to Billy Wilder’s nonpareil noir, Gilmour dresses the ensemble in black and white and nothing but (the clothes are, for the most part, casually hip streetwear, a style that doesn’t land as powerfully as the monochrome palette). Sara Holdren, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2024 That was nine days before Mays died Tuesday at 93, which set off a celebration of his nonpareil baseball career that culminated Thursday with a game at Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Ala., the oldest professional ballyard in the country. Kevin B. Blackistone, Washington Post, 22 June 2024
Noun
Multiple batches of chocolate nonpareils produced by Weaver Nut Company, Inc. and sold across the U.S. have been recalled due to potential undeclared milk allergens, the Food and Drug Administration announced earlier this week. Kierra Frazier, CBS News, 21 June 2025 As a kid in Los Angeles’s Chatsworth neighborhood, growing up on a property that had once belonged to cowboy star Roy Rogers, Kilmer began studying acting in grammar school, already dreaming of emulating Hollywood’s eccentric nonpareil, Marlon Brando. Tom Gliatto, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nonpareil
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonpareil
Adjective
  • The only way to end slavery at the founding was to create a federal government empowered to make domestic and foreign policy for the states.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Brady was the only parent home at the time of the drowning.
    Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The system works in bacteria, human cells, and even live tumor models, offering a safer and more precise alternative to traditional techniques.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The model wore two looks that night, including an eye-turning pink two-piece lingerie set with a sparkly bustier and lacy boy briefs.
    Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The storyteller role has frequently been a role relegated to gay men, who, with their elevated taste levels and cultural cachet, are often celebrated for their peerless ability to entertain.
    Michael Cuby, Them., 24 Oct. 2025
  • By flouting all conventions in the face of rock and roll and making a mellifluous spectacle of the music that moved through his body like a thought from God, Jarrett has become a peerless symbol of artistic purity, his talent singular, his every note sui generis.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The shareholder meetings give the youngest Browns in the sixth and seventh generations, and their distant cousins, a chance to meet and bounce ideas off one another.
    Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Oct. 2025
  • My idea was to do a little ‘maison,’ and to offer a look at what’s behind the brand.
    Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 26 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • One example of such smaller space weather events is a magnetic flux rope—bundles of magnetic fields wrapped around each other like a rope.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 24 Oct. 2025
  • One of the most famous examples of a major business leader succeeding from failure was Apple’s visionary cofounder Steve Jobs.
    Sydney Lake, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • This is where the Greenpoint comes from, an excellent neo-classic riff on a Manhattan that was invented at Milk & Honey in New York, and comprises the classic build of Manhattan—rye, sweet vermouth, and bitters—into which has been spliced the inimitable French herbal liqueur, Yellow Chartreuse.
    Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The Jayhawks did an excellent job of getting back in transition, limiting Louisville’s fast-break opportunities.
    Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The first episode, which Andy directed, features three special effects-heavy sequences of monstrous incarnations attacking children.
    Andrew McGowan, Variety, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Apparently the actress kept a photo of David Bowie on her at all times and had hired an early incarnation of the Allman Brothers Band to play a party at her house.
    Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • This is where the Greenpoint comes from, an excellent neo-classic riff on a Manhattan that was invented at Milk & Honey in New York, and comprises the classic build of Manhattan—rye, sweet vermouth, and bitters—into which has been spliced the inimitable French herbal liqueur, Yellow Chartreuse.
    Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2025
  • To portray Bruce Springsteen, Jeremy Allen White had to learn to walk, talk and wail like one of rock’s most inimitable icons.
    Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025

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“Nonpareil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonpareil. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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