Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for worthies
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Alumni, staff and local dignitaries helped celebrate the 20th anniversary over the weekend at the Anaheim campus, which featured tours of its high-tech classroom and giveaways from corporate sponsors.—
Lou Ponsi,
Oc Register,
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Sealey would prepare meals for those who came to dine with the Queen Mother, including biographer Kenneth Rose and local dignitaries.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
10 Feb. 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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DeSantis is one of dozens of celebrities and notables competing in the Pebble Beach Pro-Am on Thursday and Friday, joining the likes of football star Travis Kelce and former NBA All-Star Pau Gasol on the cliffside Northern California course.—
Lawrence Mower,
Miami Herald,
11 Feb. 2026
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This year’s annual celebrity showdown will also feature a variety of other notables from the worlds of music, entertainment and sports.—
Bob Mehr,
Memphis Commercial Appeal,
4 Feb. 2026
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February marks Black History Month, a time to examine historic monuments in Dallas that still hold significance for the city's African-American community.—
Uwa Ede-Osifo,
Dallas Morning News,
14 Feb. 2026
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His long arm of hate is reaching out to Hispanic Americans and to our cherished monuments.—
Bea L. Hines,
Miami Herald,
13 Feb. 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
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The committee’s creation is the latest call for transparency and further investigation in the aftermath of the Justice Department’s release of a trove of Epstein files, which has sent shockwaves through several industries after revelations about the late financier’s ties to prominent figures.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
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One of China’s most influential cultural figures, Wang is not simply a celebrity endorsement but occupies a rare position at the intersection of youth identity, entertainment, and fashion authority.—
Yiling Pan,
Vogue,
17 Feb. 2026
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The coating between the pillars peeled away under strain, but the tops of the pillars remained protected.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Feb. 2026
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Their hands hold a banner with pillars of our democracy written on it, from peace and truth to expression and equity.—
Anya Sesay,
jsonline.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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At times, he’s been joined by Democratic Socialists of America luminaries such as Mamdani and Ocasio-Cortez.—
Mark Leibovich,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2026
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To set the exam, 11 mathematical luminaries—including one Fields Medal winner—contributed math problems that had arisen in their research.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Worthies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worthies. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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