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.
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Felicity Carter, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Felicity Carter, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perfections
Noun
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In the final season of Handmaid’s, Lydia grew increasingly disillusioned by the hypocrisy of the ruling class of Commanders, who do not live up to Gilead’s religious ideals.—
Max Gao,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Apr. 2026
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Our ideals have been bastardized.—
William Mersey,
New York Daily News,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Rhetorical and physical manifestations of antisemitism are directed toward Jewish or non-Jewish individuals and/or their property, toward Jewish community institutions and religious facilities.—
Jessie Opoien,
jsonline.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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Its early manifestations frequently surface in other clinics.—
Sarah Berg,
STAT,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Because the company’s recent seasonal programs have been more astounding than its classics.—
Jed Gottlieb,
Boston Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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Proof & Cooper has barbecue classics on metal trays, plus burgers and sandwiches.—
Jill Robbins,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Some of the tracks seem designed to remind listeners of his older, less incendiary incarnations.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Future incarnations will be in the form of seasonal specials, Markle said last year, and her spokesperson told Variety.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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As models have grown more complex, some hallucinate with more persuasive fabrications.—
Ronan Farrow,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Otherwise, the MorphoScan’s measurements for BMI, body water, subcutaneous fat, and visceral fat matched the other two models.—
Andrew Gebhart,
PC Magazine,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Perfections.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perfections. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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