Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for worthies
Noun
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By November, Smith was crisscrossing the African continent with a small team of negotiators, trying to persuade dignitaries to agree to deals.—
Sharon Lerner,
ProPublica,
17 June 2026 -
But travelling by private jet is reserved for heads of state and international dignitaries, with this cost being fronted by host committees.—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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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
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It was started by Goodall, Desmond Tutu, and other eminences.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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There are plenty of notables on the Directing ballot, too.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
20 June 2026
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The week after Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and a delegation of 45 other Chicago notables met with Pope Leo XIV in the Vatican, another Chicago politician got to meet the pope too.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
3 June 2026
Noun
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No government endangered one of humanity’s greatest cultural monuments.—
Andy J. Semotiuk,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
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Only in the late 19th century did the United States and Mexico demarcate the international line with small stone obelisks that looked like miniature Washington monuments.—
Geraldo L. Cadava,
The Atlantic,
20 June 2026
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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
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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
Noun
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Its worse-sounding homicide figures are due to the ratio of deaths in a tiny population of less than a million people.—
Daniel Hernandez,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2026
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Cropped tops are flattering on petite figures, so this sleeveless top will look amazing on you.—
Caroline Hughes,
Travel + Leisure,
23 June 2026
Noun
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Brick pillars are embedded with bronze plaques listing the players and manager from each of the franchise’s three World Series championship teams.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
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Personalized treatments are built around three pillars—energetic renewal, conscious longevity, and stress management—and integrated with the landscape and architecture of the property and the regional cuisine.—
Rachel Ingram,
Robb Report,
21 June 2026
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Braxton was chosen by this year’s Medal selection panel, chaired by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Tyshawn Sorey and compromising of luminaries of the arts world.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani is in the central chamber of the governor’s room of City Hall, a quarter that features a desk once used by George Washington, and which hosted luminaries including Albert Einstein.—
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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“Worthies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worthies. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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