Thesaurus results for PERFECTIONS

perfections

noun

plural of perfection

as in ideals

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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Recent Examples of perfections The collection is built around a fascination of the forest, its mystery, beauty, and the sublime forces of nature, its perfections and imperfections. — Felicity Carter, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025

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Noun

So many have worked so hard to maintain these ideals which guarantee the peace of our community.

— Rabbi David Steinhardt, Sun Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026
This book is part of the Wonderland Quartet and is Joyce thinking about identity, thinking about the conflict between American ideals.

— Anne Kniggendorf, Kansas City Star, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of ideals

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Rachel Ojuromi had been in Paris for a week when one of her oldest manifestations started to become real life.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2026
Compared with the political circus in Washington and the malaise in the rest of America, such surface-level manifestations of China’s wealth and power often lead to sweeping conclusions about relative national trajectories.

— Carl Minzner, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of manifestations

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That album, like the Dio Sabbath classics before it, was fine-tuned for metalhead appreciation, thick with crushing riffs and dramatic vocals.

— Brad Sanders, Pitchfork, 27 Oct. 2026
Dinner is a five-course omakase, where Nobu classics like the miso cod make cameos.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of classics

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The team used those models to guide fabrication and optimize the final device.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
The forecast notes that some models are calling for rain to arrive later, so there’s still a chance Saturday evening could be dry.

— Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026

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