as in excellent
of the very best kind
gave a topflight performance that earned a standing ovation
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for topflight
Adjective
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But on a day when Mizzou amassed 595 total yards, converted 4 of 5 fourth downs and got an excellent effort from first-year starting quarterback Beau Pribula, surrendering possession had to fill Kansas followers with a sense of dread.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
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The openings can keep your feet cool or give you an excellent way to show off some eye-catching socks once the weather get cooler.—
Isis Briones,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Sep. 2025
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Ay, the superb slyness of that last response!—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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Kansas’ sixth-year man Jalon Daniels put superb touches on a pair of touchdown passes.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The film captures Gilmour and his terrific backing band in concert at Rome’s historic Circus Maximus near the start of the Luck and Strange tour.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
10 Sep. 2025
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But those poor souls would be missing out on a terrific whiskey that really deserves to be enjoyed.—
Tony Sachs,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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But if Julia’s delivery of her first child is about as wonderful as pushing a human out of your body can get — even the lighting is dreamy — her second child’s delivery is the exact opposite.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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Morticia has this wonderful lighter look into the world as opposed to Wednesday.—
Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Allen finished with 424 all-purpose yards and four touchdowns; Jackson had 279 and three scores of his own in another stellar effort.—
Zak Keefer,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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In addition to stellar dining choices, the bars in the neighborhood offer some of the most creative cocktails and mocktails in town.—
Jacqueline Dole,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Yet his work does demand greater attention.—
Mark Holgate,
Vogue,
11 Sep. 2025
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Europe staged one of the greatest comebacks in Ryder Cup history, winning eight matches and halving another to clinch the Cup by half a point.—
Tim Corlett,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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People want to include crape myrtles and roses-of-Sharon as their privacy plants, for example, and both of those, while lovely in summer, would be bare and drab in the winter.—
Neil Sperry,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
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It’s been really lovely, also exhausting.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Kids love the beaches and castles, while grandparents enjoy the relaxed pace and beautiful landscapes.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Sep. 2025
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Like the blind father, the country is desperately trying to overcome its past and disadvantages, in pursuit of a more beautiful future — but that pursuit almost necessarily entails a brittle form of pride, which leads to various injustices along the way.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Sep. 2025
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