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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Microsoft returned to AfroTech in Houston for the second year to champion Black excellence in tech—bringing together creatives, innovators, and future tech leaders during its three-day House of Black TechXcellence experience.—
Essence,
Essence,
10 Nov. 2025
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Mills was selected for his academic excellence, creative sensitivity and dedication, embodying the values that made Renne a fundamental figure in the fashion world.—
Andrea Onate,
Footwear News,
10 Nov. 2025
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New Delhi has treated democratic ideals and human rights as expendable whenever its own strategic interests are at stake.—
MUHIB RAHMAN,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Nov. 2025
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This instinctively feels more of an Antipodean approach what with the English generally noted for their caution and the defensive negativity of Geoffrey Boycott sometimes viewed as the platonic ideal of an England Test batter.—
Darren Richman,
New York Times,
11 Nov. 2025
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Long-distance precision rises The Sentante platform uses standard guidewires and catheters linked to a sensory system that captures the surgeon’s hand movements.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Nov. 2025
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Perhaps the real disappointment is that this is more of a journeyman effort from Wright than usual, without the ricocheting momentum and clockwork precision of Baby Driver or the dazzling style and enveloping mood of Last Night in Soho.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
11 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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Best Simple Menorah Originally designed for Areaware, Josh Owen’s solid cast-iron menorah became an instant classic for those in search of a modern menorah.—
Rachel Fletcher,
Architectural Digest,
11 Nov. 2025
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Sabrina Carpenter is set to jump down the rabbit hole and onto the big screen with a new musical adaptation of the Lewis Carroll classic Alice in Wonderland.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
11 Nov. 2025
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And hospitals are moving quickly to adopt it, drawn by the promise of lower costs and sharper diagnostic accuracy.—
Dr. Nicholas Cozzi,
Time,
10 Nov. 2025
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However, anesthesia, commonly used during experiments, alters brain activity and blood circulation, affecting the accuracy of results.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
10 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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Despite the backaches, headaches, high blood pressure, shortness of breath, sweating and various other physical manifestations from Clarke’s manifestation of the Murdaugh family patriarch, Jason was never going to actually catch up to Alex on the scale.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Nov. 2025
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Much of the fan speculation and manifestation surrounding KATSEYE’s Grammy chances centered on the Best New Artist category.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Perfection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perfection. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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