Thesaurus results for QUINTESSENCES

quintessences

noun

plural of quintessence

as in perfections

the most perfect type or example the Parthenon in Greece was considered the quintessence of the perfectly proportioned building

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as in essences

the quality or qualities that make a thing what it is a selfless desire to help others is the quintessence of the virtue of charity

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Noun

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

Definition of perfections

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Essential oils, oleoresins, essences and distillates all qualify, as do protein hydrolysates and any product of roasting, heating or enzymolysis.

— Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Oct. 2026
Finish Skin Prep With a Toner or Essence After cleansing, a toning step can remove any leftover impurities from the pores and balance the skin’s pH level, while essences—which have a slightly thicker texture—tend to be more hydrating.

— Jenny Berg, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of essences

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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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In 2023, the FDA added more than a dozen peptides, including BPC-157 and TB-500, to its list of substances that should not be compounded due to risks of allergic reactions, kidney damage and tumor growth.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026
This comes despite objections from FDA career scientists who say there’s scant evidence the substances are safe or effective.

— Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of substances

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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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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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Mike Flanagan’s story loosely co-opts the villain origin tale behind many of those incarnations — actor with an ax to grind gains shapeshifting abilities — but otherwise starts more or less from scratch.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 21 Oct. 2026
In Israel’s first decades, most Palestinian votes went to the Jewish-Arab Communist Party, in its various incarnations, or to Arab lists – parties affiliated with the ruling Labor movement and acting on its behalf.

— Tamir Sorek, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of incarnations

Noun

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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