as in excellent
of the very best kind
sophisticated cuisine that is obviously the work of a chef par excellence
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Recent Examples of par excellence
Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 3 Dec. 2024
Especially for Francophiles and lovers of popular music par excellence, his first-ever appearance June 8 at the Adrienne Arsht Center in Miami is not to be missed.
—Greg Carannante, Sun Sentinel, 23 May 2024
And make no mistake—Chromebooks are corporate computers par excellence.
—IEEE Spectrum, 22 Feb. 2013
So, my practice as a curator has also always been about presenting art within such spaces but also taking much out of the galleries or, better put, imagining the world out there as THE gallery par excellence.
—Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 24 Oct. 2024
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Archimedes’ Cattle Problem A few centuries after Thales, the Greek mathematician par excellence was Archimedes.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 3 Dec. 2024
Especially for Francophiles and lovers of popular music par excellence, his first-ever appearance June 8 at the Adrienne Arsht Center in Miami is not to be missed.
—Greg Carannante, Sun Sentinel, 23 May 2024
And make no mistake—Chromebooks are corporate computers par excellence.
—IEEE Spectrum, 22 Feb. 2013
So, my practice as a curator has also always been about presenting art within such spaces but also taking much out of the galleries or, better put, imagining the world out there as THE gallery par excellence.
—Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 24 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for par excellence
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These devices are an excellent choice for gamers, tech enthusiasts, and anyone who loves top-tier streaming.—
Shubham Yewale,
PCMAG,
4 Feb. 2025
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Nordstrom Savvy shoppers know that Nordstrom’s beauty department has some excellent deals year-round, but its winter sale section has some especially great skin care, makeup, and fragrance sets up for grabs.—
Jenifer Calle,
Glamour,
4 Feb. 2025
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These breakthroughs sent American tech stocks into a freefall on Monday and exposed an uncomfortable truth: There might not be any moats in AI at all.—
Jackie Snow,
Quartz,
3 Feb. 2025
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Would the festival continue to be held in Park City at all?—
Taylor Antrim,
Vogue,
3 Feb. 2025
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The melty cheese and crispy bread are a wonderful combination.—
Nick Siano,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Jan. 2025
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Away from the bottle-poppers of Mykonos, but hardly removed from the season’s social buzz, the white-washed, flat-roofed villas that wrap the cliffs of Santorini are wonderful places to while away a summer.—
Christopher Cameron,
Robb Report,
27 Jan. 2025
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The very thought feels absurd—but then again, isn’t that the whole point of luxury?—
Lilah Ramzi,
Vogue,
7 Feb. 2025
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Toth shakes this up, soon designing very Breueresque tubular steel pieces.—
Anthony Paletta,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
7 Feb. 2025
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On the other hand, his knowledge of briefcase models was awesome and was such a great callback to the original format’s history.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
29 Jan. 2025
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At the heart of the vaccine argument is the awesome challenge of trying to prove a negative.—
Dr. Sanjay Gupta,
CNN,
29 Jan. 2025
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Prions are extremely persistent in the environment.—
Jim Robbin,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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To Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles Security was already going to be extremely tight, especially after a truck attack killed 14 people and injured many others in New Orleans' French Quarter on New Year's Day.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
7 Feb. 2025
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Cocktail hour began at 5, hosted by Aunt Catherine in the guest villa’s lovely stone courtyard.—
Brenton Blanchet,
People.com,
3 Feb. 2025
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Instead of giving us the traditional lineup of speeches, Fogelman makes the lovely choice to depict the funeral in an elliptical montage with most of the family’s reflection taking the form of flashbacks.—
Tanya Melendez,
EW.com,
2 Feb. 2025
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And the only reason this film doesn't rank one spot higher is because the true depth and beauty of this story can only be fully appreciated after watching Before Sunrise.—
Brian Smolensky and James Mercadante,
EW.com,
27 Jan. 2025
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Aerial imaging can detect hot spots and show crews like this where to look, but every inch has to be checked by a person in order for an area to be declared fully contained.—
M. R. O’Connor,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
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