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
Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 8 Oct. 2025
The show’s litigant par excellence has been updated as well.
—Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
But then comes Donald Trump, the disruptor par excellence, who on Wednesday threatened staggering 50% tariffs on imports from the world’s fourth largest economy.
—Salil Tripathi, Time, 8 Aug. 2025
Those entities, including combinations of actual banks, also acted and act as regulators par excellence precisely because no private entity lends blithely.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025
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Adjective
The source material is the beloved 1959 Billy Wilder screwball comedy of the same name, which famously featured Marilyn Monroe, and comedy-acting practitioners par excellence, Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis.
—Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 8 Oct. 2025
The show’s litigant par excellence has been updated as well.
—Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
But then comes Donald Trump, the disruptor par excellence, who on Wednesday threatened staggering 50% tariffs on imports from the world’s fourth largest economy.
—Salil Tripathi, Time, 8 Aug. 2025
Those entities, including combinations of actual banks, also acted and act as regulators par excellence precisely because no private entity lends blithely.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for par excellence
Adjective
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This premise, bolstered by excellent performances all around, could easily have sustained a totally enjoyable TV show.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
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Both strikers demand attention from defenders but are excellent off-the-ball runners too.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Wrestlers were expected to stay in character in public at all times.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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For Maryland families across the state, there will be no rate increases at all from data centers in the state.—
Todd Larsen,
Baltimore Sun,
20 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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It’s been wonderful over the five generations.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
21 Apr. 2026
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Bringing it back to America is wonderful.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
21 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Arthur would have looked very different had another actor played him, according to the filmmaker.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
12 Apr. 2026
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Over time, my relationship with my wife has become very difficult.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Thanks to that lovely wide field of view, Roman will be able to rapidly image tons of galaxies to generate detailed, 3D vistas of the cosmos.—
Monisha Ravisetti,
Space.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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This lovely semi-evergreen groundcover (Pachysandra procumbens) is ideal for shaded woodlands.—
Teresa Woodard,
Midwest Living,
21 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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A lot of these fishing tournaments are won by these younger anglers that really haven’t studied the body of water, don’t know it like the older fishermen, but are still extremely successful with the new technology.—
Mike McFeely,
Twin Cities,
24 Apr. 2026
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The daily afternoon tea in Horizons is also extremely pleasant (don’t skip on the chicken sandwiches, which were more my beat than the scones and jam).—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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It’s been really awesome to watch the difference in how everyone operates.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
19 Apr. 2026
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For the Padres so far, ABS stands for awesome, bueno and satisfactory.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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The Barracuda, the Sharks’ AHL affiliate, allowed two goals in the first period and never fully recovered in a 5-1 loss to the Henderson Silver Knights on Friday, as San Jose was swept in the best-of-three first-round series two games to none at Lee’s Family Forum.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
25 Apr. 2026
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Amodei cited the concern that Anthropic technology would be used for fully autonomous lethal weapons whose decisions were made without human involvement — and the potential for AI to be used for mass domestic surveillance on an unprecedented scale.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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