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standing above others in rank, importance, or achievement
the award goes to the most outstanding student in science
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Recent Examples of outstanding
Rookie Trey Yesavage made his major league debut September 15 against the Tampa Bay Rays, throwing five outstanding innings.
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Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
That hasn’t stopped either from delivering outstanding earnings over the years.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025
Red Sox rookie Connelly Early was outstanding in his MLB debut last week against the Athletics, throwing five scoreless innings while striking out 11 in his first big league start.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
At 28mm, the lens is excellent to outstanding at the center, and scores in the very good to excellent range on average (4,300-4,700 lines from f/4-8).
—PC Magazine, 9 Sep. 2025
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Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
That hasn’t stopped either from delivering outstanding earnings over the years.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025
Red Sox rookie Connelly Early was outstanding in his MLB debut last week against the Athletics, throwing five scoreless innings while striking out 11 in his first big league start.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
At 28mm, the lens is excellent to outstanding at the center, and scores in the very good to excellent range on average (4,300-4,700 lines from f/4-8).
—PC Magazine, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outstanding
Adjective
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In another lawsuit, a diamond and fine jewelry manufacturer — Champion Force Industrial Limited — alleges that Ferder, before leaving Lugano, racked up more than $50 million in unpaid goods.—
Sean Emery,
Oc Register,
16 Sep. 2025
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Miran plans to take an unpaid leave of absence from his advisory role at the White House.—
Bailey Schulz,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The event features a 155-foot-long table adorned with 139 candles and meticulously set with 1,452 pieces of cutlery for 160 distinguished guests, NBC News reported.—
Amanda Castro
Hannah Parry
Shane Croucher
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Set in Columbus, Indiana, a city known for its unusual concentration of distinguished modern architecture, it’s centered on Casey, a teen-age girl with a difficult family background whose aesthetic passion has been awakened by the city’s masterworks.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The century-old competition, held every four years, is considered as prestigious as a Michelin star—and many award-winning chefs have earned both.—
Lane Nieset,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Sep. 2025
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Nick grew up playing Australian Rules Football, which includes both kicking and handballing, and by his senior year of high school was playing at the Brisbane Lions Academy in the Australian Football League, the sport’s most prestigious organization.—
Grace Raynor,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Outside of Seville, Thompson, Lyles, and Bednarek keeping the Jamaica versus USA rivalry alive, the most notable observation of the race is that 50% of the finalists were from African nations, a strong feat for an event typically dominated by the aforementioned countries.—
Katelyn Hutchison,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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One particularly notable viral video featured the son of a provincial government minister posing in front of a tree made from boxes of luxury labels including Louis Vuitton, Cartier and Gucci.—
Nir Kshetri,
The Conversation,
14 Sep. 2025
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A bit like Bryant capping his illustrious Lakers career with a 60-point final game in 2016, Kershaw’s final big league tour has been excellent.—
Mirjam Swanson,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
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Against a quarterback in Russell Wilson that was on the hot seat entering week two after a putrid showing to open the season a week prior, the 10-time Pro Bowler delivered 450 yards through the air, the second-most in his illustrious Hall of Fame-caliber career.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The most noteworthy is that the new bench boss plans to start veteran Mika Zibanejad at right wing.—
Vincent Z. Mercogliano,
New York Times,
18 Sep. 2025
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Zavacephale’s cranium had a few noteworthy quirks, however.—
Jack Tamisiea,
Scientific American,
17 Sep. 2025
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Until recently, the Norman conquest of England was one of the most famous historical episodes in Anglo-American culture.—
Will Collins,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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Syed’s case was made famous by the 2014 podcast Serial, which won a Peabody Award for its investigation that explored whether Syed was wrongfully convicted.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Outstanding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outstanding. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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