as in only
having no equal or rival for excellence or desirability the matchless beauty and grandeur of Yosemite Valley

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Recent Examples of matchless The feeling of solidarity at a Springsteen concert is matchless. Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2024 Joe was an exemplary public servant, an American patriot and a matchless champion of the Jewish people and the Jewish state. Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 27 Mar. 2024 In a world of ceaseless tumult, its matchless serenity is more powerful than ever. James Kaplan, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2024 Pelosi, though, is known for her matchless ability to count votes. Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 18 Nov. 2022 See All Example Sentences for matchless
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  • Madonna is far from the only celebrity to have been spotted with purses by Aupen — Taylor Swift was notably spotted on a date with Travis Kelce in October 2023 wearing the brand's Nirvana bag in black.
    Starr Bowenbank, People.com, 14 June 2025
  • The only two golfers to shoot 67 or better — Spaun and Thriston Lawrence — putted out of their minds, both ranking top four in the field in strokes gained on the green.
    Brody Miller, New York Times, 13 June 2025
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  • But Madigan’s extraordinary four days of testimony, in the end, weren’t enough.
    Ray Long, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2025
  • This extraordinary high-altitude migration highlights the their unique physiological adaptations, offering valuable insight into how animals can evolve to overcome extreme environmental challenges.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025
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  • And excellent retail in turn should entice people to choose one store over another and visit often.
    Phil Wahba, Fortune, 17 June 2025
  • But that year does look a little anomalous on his career ledger, with more of an 80-point baseline (which, of course, is still excellent).
    Max Bultman, New York Times, 17 June 2025
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  • From San Francisco to Seoul, these 58 extraordinary watering holes serve up exceptional cocktails, stunning design and world-class service.
    Forbes Staff, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
  • Barring an exceptional situation, such as an injury crisis, he is not expected to play regularly for the first team — despite appearing in five games this season and scoring his first senior goal in May.
    Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 13 June 2025
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  • His vast catalog of incomparable achievement also contained thwarted hopes and despair amid his drug abuse and mental illness.
    August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2025
  • The incomparable Toshiro Mifune stars in Akira Kurosawa’s visually stunning and darkly comic Yojimbo.
    Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 9 June 2025
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  • Delightful kitchen In the unparalleled kitchen, the architect integrated burners directly into a cooking island by salvaging parts from stoves.
    David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 14 June 2025
  • Such immersive experiences offer an unparalleled pathway to understanding, making the abstract tangible and accelerating the journey from awareness to profound, lasting change This is where experiential learning transforms theory into practice.
    Dr. Shaheena Janjuha-Jivraj, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
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  • Given the arguably peerless quality of its product and service that's certainly a deliverable ask, and a lead maintained swan-like: gliding along, but with not a chance of knowing just what unseen efforts are deployed.
    Iain Macauley, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
  • In a league of its own The Gates Foundation has long been peerless among foundations — attracting supporters and detractors but also numerous unfounded conspiracy theories.
    Thalia Beaty, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
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  • This wine estate is located up a beautiful valley west of, and perpendicular to, the axis of the hills that form the Côte d’Or.
    Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025
  • When the competitions began in the 1990s, judges awarded points for things like beautiful architecture and keeping costs low.
    Ryan Kellman, NPR, 15 June 2025

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“Matchless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/matchless. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.

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