1
as in excellence
exceptionally high quality
Louis Comfort Tiffany produced art glass of such exquisite perfection that he has achieved cult status
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as in ideal
the most perfect type or example
Rembrandt's portraits are the perfection of the art of using facial expression, pose, and gesture to reveal the subject's interior life
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as in precision
the quality or state of being very accurate
audio recordings were reaching a level of perfection that earlier technicians had never dreamt possible
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Recent Examples of perfection
For Ralph Rucci, every stitch and seam is an artistic pursuit of perfection.
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Tonya Blazio-Licorish, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2025
My work hours, most notably, but also that little nagging voice in my head that yearns—no, demands—perfection.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2025
Both are drawn to The House’s seeming perfection, but quickly realize it comes served with a side of blood.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
Mayor Mattie Parker said New Heights helps open doors to opportunity for future generations and allows people to come in and find not perfection, but progress in their lives.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2025
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Tonya Blazio-Licorish, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2025
My work hours, most notably, but also that little nagging voice in my head that yearns—no, demands—perfection.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2025
Both are drawn to The House’s seeming perfection, but quickly realize it comes served with a side of blood.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
Mayor Mattie Parker said New Heights helps open doors to opportunity for future generations and allows people to come in and find not perfection, but progress in their lives.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perfection
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Knighthoods, conferred by the sovereign, represent one of the highest forms of national recognition for service and excellence.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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Justin’s heritage continues to inspire excellence.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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What fed into your early ideals about writing and reading?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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Far from being a mere flaw, hypocrisy is the crucible in which ideals and reality collide.—
Shadi Hamid,
Time,
3 Nov. 2025
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Should urban policy be guided by the cold precision of development economics, or by a vision of fairness and dignity?—
Fahad Zuberi,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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This dedication to precision also reflects the company’s conscious use of fuel.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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Education was considered an individual pursuit marked by moral excellency and only the students who did the best in school would have proceeded to higher education.—
Sara Novak,
Discover Magazine,
12 Nov. 2024
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Zurich said the Game Changer Award pays tribute to excellency in the film business with a focus on leaders that not only cherish change and forward-thinking approaches in the business, but also stand for the DNA of what cinema has represented since its invention.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
10 Sep. 2024
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One that could eventually lead readers to engaging with poetry collections and classics with a new perspective.—
Amber McBride,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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The Highlander remake’s call sheet keeps getting longer and longer as Siobhán Cullen, Jun Jong-seo, Nassim Lyes, and Kevin McKidd have joined the Amazon MGM’s remake of the 1980s cult classic.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Nov. 2025
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Current internal benchmarks from TruthScan demonstrate 97% consistent accuracy in AI content analysis.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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Crucially, the scientists mimicked this process by creating an artificial neural network, and by applying a simple algorithm called gradient descent to increase the accuracy of its predictions.—
James Somers,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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Many existing models still rely on empirical methods developed several decades ago.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Nov. 2025
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Political parties in early America subsidized newspapers and became the foundation of the press’s business model.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
7 Nov. 2025
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While Allura’s relationship status is one of active warfare, each of her fellow partners’ respective statuses is a different manifestation of their line of work.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
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Jesus walked earth as God’s doings and words, as a manifestation of it, but Jesus was not God.—
Jayson Buford,
Rolling Stone,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Perfection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perfection. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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