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
  • Some computer forecast models are showing a chance of tropical development from an area of showers and storms in the eastern Gulf early next week.
    — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
  • These include completing the Critical Design Review (CDR) by the end of 2026, which will establish the certifiable design baseline for the aircraft and enable the production and testing of certification-conforming models.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 18 July 2026
Definition of models
Noun
  • Nolan doesn’t exactly share his hero’s reticence; one of his signature tactics as a writer is to place blocky, boldface ideas in furious opposition.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 17 July 2026
  • For all their forward charge, his films center narratives that turn around ideas or past incidents kept at least partially hidden until the very end.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 17 July 2026
Definition of ideas
Noun
  • That the ideal was so ancient, and the examples so few, is precisely what makes the discipline remarkable.
    — Michael Sonnenfeldt, Fortune, 19 July 2026
  • One of the earliest examples of sampling technology, its peculiar tone was initially conceived so that anybody could play, say, a flute, by using a tape recording of that flute remapped onto the notes of a keyboard.
    — Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 19 July 2026
Definition of examples
Noun
  • The visual essay below features virtuoso examples of the techniques that designers have used to replicate the ideals of classical dress over the years, including draping, pleating, twisting, and wrapping.
    — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 16 July 2026
  • Close to 6 in 10 Americans, or 59%, indicated that the founding ideals of the declaration still guide the country.
    — Adam Eichen, The Conversation, 14 July 2026
Definition of ideals
Noun
  • Although established names like Nicolas Cage, Brendan Fraser, Josh Hartnett, and Jude Law had been linked with previous incarnations of Superman, Singer opted to cast an unknown, just as Donner had done with the peerless Reeve.
    — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 28 June 2026
  • However, Clayton-Thomas continued working over the decades, both solo and as a member of later incarnations of the band.
    — Jem Aswad, Variety, 25 June 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
  • 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
  • The human hand is one of three pinnacles of hominid evolution, along with the brain and the voice box.
    — Stephen Witt, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Definition of pinnacles

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