as in excellent
of the very best kind
sophisticated cuisine that is obviously the work of a chef par excellence
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Recent Examples of par excellence
Emily Kelleher, InStyle, 8 Jan. 2026
Trump likes to see himself as peace-deal-maker not just par excellence but on a global roll, and the more Zelenskyy can play into that, the better for Ukraine.
—Chicago Tribune, Twin Cities, 28 Oct. 2025
There’s an ongoing fight to become the next platform par excellence.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 20 Oct. 2025
The show’s litigant par excellence has been updated as well.
—Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
With an inventive concept inspired by the Dutch series De Verraders and a superbly dressed host, The Traitors is a murder mystery game show par excellence.
—Emily Kelleher, InStyle, 8 Jan. 2026
Trump likes to see himself as peace-deal-maker not just par excellence but on a global roll, and the more Zelenskyy can play into that, the better for Ukraine.
—Chicago Tribune, Twin Cities, 28 Oct. 2025
There’s an ongoing fight to become the next platform par excellence.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 20 Oct. 2025
The show’s litigant par excellence has been updated as well.
—Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for par excellence
Adjective
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There are beautiful lake-side beaches and excellent trout fishing.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 June 2026
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The jury, under the excellent presidency of Park Chan-wook, who was both generous and confident, had extremely varied and highly democratic debates.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
4 June 2026
Adverb
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But because this is a wild area, children have to be accompanied at all times and are not allowed on kayaks or bush walks.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Research on fine art collections in wealthy families — another domain where the older generation controls the asset and the younger one will inherit the complications — found that roughly six in 10 collectors haven’t discussed their collections with their heirs at all.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
1 June 2026
Adjective
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Delisle was fiery and wonderful, but the angel came later.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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The retro American bar—with its picture windows right on the river—is a wonderful spot for a glass of fizz or a vintage Negroni.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
Adverb
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Los Angeles County voters will cast ballots Tuesday in two very different races for county supervisor.—
Connor Sheets,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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At least one watchdog group warned the legislation could poke more holes into the property tax base for very large developers across the state, not just the Bears.—
Jeremy Gorner,
Chicago Tribune,
30 May 2026
Adjective
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Staff are uniformly lovely and helpful.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
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Any guy currently punching well above his weight class with a lovely girlfriend knows that truth intuitively.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
Adverb
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Canfield, as proven by her work in Stereophonic, is extremely able at playing a character with a pristine, almost porcelain surface and roiling depths.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
5 June 2026
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This has been extremely traumatic for both of us, especially Ashley.—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2026
Adjective
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Yes, the pretty pictures of the Moon were awesome, but the inspiration is far more valuable.—
Marshall Shepherd,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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While domestic is +10% in weekend 3, international is up an awesome +39%.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
31 May 2026
Adverb
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The book is a poetry collection structured in three acts with seven players, each assigned a color of the rainbow and an apparition’s name, each of whom needs an audience to fully exist.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 May 2026
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But critics questioned if the arrangement fully addressed the core national security concerns that motivated the TikTok ban legislation in the first place because ByteDance was set to retain control of some of the US app’s operations.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
29 May 2026
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“Par excellence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/par%20excellence. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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