nonpareils

noun

plural of nonpareil
as in models
someone of such unequaled perfection as to deserve imitation among the knights of the Round Table, Galahad stood alone as the nonpareil of nobility and selflessness

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Recent Examples of nonpareils These buttery shortbread crisps are bathed in a sweet yogurt icing and topped with colorful nonpareils for a bit of extra crunch. — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 6 Apr. 2026 The Original Glazed doughnut is dipped in blue vanilla icing, sprinkled with Oreo crunch and white nonpareils. — Greta Cross, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026 The dough is rolled in festive hues of red and green nonpareils before baking, and once baked, a milk chocolate kiss is gently pressed into the warm cookie right out of the oven. — Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 5 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonpareils
  1. models
  2. ideas
  3. examples
  4. ideals
  5. incarnations
  6. patron saints
  7. pinnacles
Noun
  • OpenAI's choice to end developers' access to its models via Cursor is not a first in the industry.
    — Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2026
  • This is why the results from the MHS research preview and Anthropic’s frontier AI models are so meaningful.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of models
Noun
  • Trying to fit Hinduism into Western categories of theisms diverges from the tradition’s diverse history of ideas while mixing internal understandings with European perspectives and categories.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Algorithms can be implemented in different programming languages, in much the same way that ideas can be expressed in English, Mandarin, or Arabic.
    — Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of ideas
Noun
  • Silvester’s concept became the Falcon Study, a new interpretation of the original developed by his San Diego start-up Q7 Yacht Designs, with naval architecture by Dutch firm Dykstra, known for its work on the series of nascent J-Class examples.
    — Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 30 Aug. 2026
  • There are already examples in other sports of athletes moving between professional and college systems without producing the same alarm.
    — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of examples
Noun
  • During their reign in Hollywood’s Golden Age, their lives and cinematic work played out ideals about femininity and its expectations in American culture writ large.
    — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026
  • In other parts of the West, officials have rethought their green and grassy ideals, such as in Nevada in 2021 where lawmakers banned decorative grass.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of ideals
Noun
  • In previous incarnations, the project has included a luxury hotel, apartments and a Frank Gehry museum.
    — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Heisenberg and Schrödinger had come up with two radically different incarnations of one theory.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of incarnations
Noun
  • The crochet, the suede, the fringe; its patron saints Kate Moss and Sienna Miller.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 5 July 2026
  • Its patron saints, in modern times, have been Portuguese winger Ricardo Quaresma and Croatian midfielder Luka Modrić.
    — Tom Williams, New York Times, 13 June 2026
Definition of patron saints
Noun
  • Fourteen years earlier, his debut feature, Ossessione, had effectively birthed Italian neorealism, and Visconti had followed it up with La Terra Trema (1948), one of the absolute pinnacles of the movement.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 24 July 2026
  • The Ed Sullivan Theater, which first opened in 1927, is a 13-story shadow box preserving bits from a rich history of pop culture pinnacles past.
    — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 2 July 2026
Definition of pinnacles

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“Nonpareils.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonpareils. Accessed 31 Aug. 2026.

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