as in model
someone of such unequaled perfection as to deserve imitation
in Arthurian legend, Sir Galahad is depicted as the one knight who is a paragon of virtue
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Recent Examples of paragon
As the largest funder of biomedical research in the world, the NIH is considered a global paragon.
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Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
The cowboy, that paragon of rugged individualism, stands for stoicism and a wordless sweaty brotherhood.
—Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 27 June 2025
But would elite athletes, these paragons of super-fitness, really take such a dumb risk?
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 2 June 2025
Trump, after all, is hardly a paragon of consistency.
—Reid Smith, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2025
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Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
The cowboy, that paragon of rugged individualism, stands for stoicism and a wordless sweaty brotherhood.
—Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 27 June 2025
But would elite athletes, these paragons of super-fitness, really take such a dumb risk?
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 2 June 2025
Trump, after all, is hardly a paragon of consistency.
—Reid Smith, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paragon
Noun
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Patients undergo a CAT scan to show bone placement, and then that scan is entered into a planning software that creates a 3D model of the shoulder.—
Lauren Giella,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Aug. 2025
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Choose between a model with a permanent filter made of metal or one that uses paper filters.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Most creators ignore this treasure trove of content ideas.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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In those decades, Americans were fighting over some big ideas.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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American Airlines, for example, is working with the FAA to develop more fuel efficient routes for its flights.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
18 Aug. 2025
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For example, Instacart could boost its market share by reducing free delivery thresholds to bring in new customers, Ma said.—
Brian Evans,
CNBC,
17 Aug. 2025
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An early incarnation of the company that would become Chuck E. Cheese, Showbiz was a pizza parlor with arcade games and dancing animal robots called animatronics.—
Katherine Laidlaw,
HubSpot,
8 Aug. 2025
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In the new incarnation, Washington plays a music mogul who gets drawn into a cat-and-mouse game across New York City when his son is kidnapped.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Paragon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paragon. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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