worthies

noun

plural of worthy
as in dignitaries

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  1. dignitaries
  2. eminences
  3. notables
  4. monuments
  5. personages
  6. figures
  7. pillars
  8. luminaries
Noun
  • Among the ships open for tours is the USS Arlington, a nearly 700-foot-long Navy amphibious transport ship, which typically moves Marines, Sailors and dignitaries across the world.
    — Aaron Parseghian, CBS News, 13 July 2026
  • Sometimes, there are three dinners with local officials and dignitaries or 2am bedtimes before rest days.
    — Andy McGrath, New York Times, 11 July 2026
Definition of dignitaries
Noun
  • These speakers join previously announced eminences from Amazon, Calm, Contextual AI, CoreWeave, Databricks, DataSnipper, Exelon, Glean, Google, Intuit, Rivian, and Serve Robotics.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 17 Nov. 2025
  • It was started by Goodall, Desmond Tutu, and other eminences.
    — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
Definition of eminences
Noun
  • Of all the peculiar assignments a newspaper reporter can undertake, writing advance obituaries for local notables who are still very much alive is one of the strangest.
    — Suzanne Van Atten, AJC.com, 26 July 2026
  • Roberts, an offensive lineman who was a rookie in 1979, is an interesting choice for the Buccaneers, who went to the NFC title game that season with notables such as QB Doug Williams, RB Ricky Bell and Hall of Fame DE Lee Roy Selmon.
    — Jim Reineking, USA Today, 20 July 2026
Definition of notables
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  • The city’s Historic Preservation Committee also recommended adding signs and monuments along Elk Grove Boulevard to mark entrances into the historic district, according to the staff report.
    — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2026
  • Presidents create monuments by proclamation, which leaves them far more vulnerable to changes in administration.
    — Kerri J. Malloy, The Conversation, 23 July 2026
Definition of monuments
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  • Eximious had a royal warrant, a seal of approval issued to those supplying goods to royal personages, from then-Prince Charles.
    — Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2026
  • Good historians and talented fiction writers can tease out human qualities from such personages while acknowledging their fundamental distance from our own time.
    — Will Collins, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2025
Definition of personages
Noun
  • Headline figures such as tasks completed, queries handled or hours saved can look impressive while concealing errors, rework, poor customer outcomes and escalating operating expenses.
    — Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • Amkor Technology — Shares dropped 7% as the semiconductor packaging and testing provider gets set to report quarterly figures after the stock market closes.
    — Scott Schnipper, CNBC, 27 July 2026
Definition of figures
Noun
  • Dior’s men’s fragrance business revolves around two modern pillars—Sauvage and Homme—and the prolific Kurkdjian thinks about the two pillars as neighboring territories.
    — Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 1 Aug. 2026
  • ScreenshotA complaint that appears to have been filed on July 8, 2021, through the county's SeeClickFix, or 311, online reporting system described cracking and chipping concrete pillars in the building's underground parking garage.
    — Drew Aunkst, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Definition of pillars
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  • The exam’s board also includes many conservative luminaries, including Christopher Rufo, as well as philosopher, Cornel West.
    — Chris Quintana, USA Today, 30 July 2026
  • These luminaries provided unique perspectives on innovation and the future.
    — John Werner, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of luminaries
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