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Recent Examples of rara avis
Sitting in the center, with a passenger seat to the left and right, the lucky driver will feel equally at home in the US, the UK or anywhere a long stretch of pavement invites this rara avis to soar.
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Robert Ross, Robb Report, 21 June 2021
Holy rara avis, Batman!
—Peter Mehlman, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2020
Finding that rara avis of product design that combines pretty with practical is thrilling, and porcelain tile is both.
—Sarah Baird, Good Housekeeping, 14 Sep. 2020
Robert Ross, Robb Report, 21 June 2021
Holy rara avis, Batman!
—Peter Mehlman, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2020
Finding that rara avis of product design that combines pretty with practical is thrilling, and porcelain tile is both.
—Sarah Baird, Good Housekeeping, 14 Sep. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rara avis
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At one point, Baptiste holds up a modest stack of bills and wonders aloud how just that amount might change her life.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
22 Jan. 2026
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In the last few years, Scandinavia has become the global center for all manner of uncanny cloud rock and ambient pop wonder, from the dreamy Danes to screw-pop savants like Smerz.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
22 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Such questions are central to this elusive marvel, which invites the viewer to complete the drawing that Schilinski evocatively sketches.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2026
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At the Gritti Epicurean cooking school, small groups are introduced to the marvels of Venetian culinary traditions in half-day to three-day courses.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
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Among the former cohort is Hal Incandenza, a star student, teen-age tennis prodigy, secret marijuana addict, and Hamlet manqué.—
Hermione Hoby,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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The Nashville prodigy has been a name to know in golf for a few years.—
Brody Miller,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Rara avis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rara%20avis. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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