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Recent Examples of rara avis
Holy rara avis, Batman!
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Peter Mehlman, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2020
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.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 21 June 2021
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
Peter Mehlman, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2020
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.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 21 June 2021
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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Korea's Jeju Island, a lush tropical destination full of natural wonders, is bringing back its World Heritage Festival this July.—
Rachel Chang,
Travel + Leisure,
5 June 2025
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That is, putting the current environmental crisis in the long context of Earth history can do wonders for one’s mood.—
Tim Weed
June 4,
Literary Hub,
4 June 2025
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Open daily from 5 a.m. to midnight with free admission, the two-acre park invites visitors to wander among these kinetic marvels.—
Symiah Dorsey,
Southern Living,
24 May 2025
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This gem detailing the ancient underground aqueducts of Rome gives both a visual and historical account of man’s insatiable appetite to overcome nature and create astonishing engineering marvels to uplift the human condition.—
Smithsonian magazine,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 May 2025
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The trailer works on iPhones 18.4 or later. F1, out in theaters June 27 from Apple Original Films, stars Pitt as Sonny Hayes, a fictional Formula One prodigy in the 1990s who has to retire due to a crash and now lives in a van and gambles his life away.—
Leslie Katz,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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Tennis prodigy Scottie is in her Reputation era and returning to the tennis tour after a scandalous two-year suspension by playing with her father’s rival, Nico in Wimbledon’s mixed doubles tournament.—
Katie Chandler,
People.com,
10 June 2025
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“Rara avis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rara%20avis. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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