as in model
someone of such unequaled perfection as to deserve imitation
in Arthurian legend, Sir Galahad is depicted as the one knight who is a paragon of virtue
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Recent Examples of paragon
The Trump administration has hailed Poland as a paragon of self-sufficiency.
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Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 5 May 2025
Wait, Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau — a paragon of fire and intensity on the sideline — has never been ejected?
—Chris Branch, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
But foreign investors hardly view China as a paragon of transparency or rule of law, limiting its utility as an alternative to the United States.
—Peter S. Goodman, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
Silicon Valley is the paragon of innovation ecosystems.
—Jim Euchner, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
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Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 5 May 2025
Wait, Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau — a paragon of fire and intensity on the sideline — has never been ejected?
—Chris Branch, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
But foreign investors hardly view China as a paragon of transparency or rule of law, limiting its utility as an alternative to the United States.
—Peter S. Goodman, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
Silicon Valley is the paragon of innovation ecosystems.
—Jim Euchner, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paragon
Noun
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Many experts advocate for training models in a multimodal manner rather than focusing on individual media types.—
Arun Shastri,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2025
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Next, Alex utilized existing AI algorithms to analyze that scan, creating a digital model of what the painting likely first looked like in its pristine, unblemished form.—
Ben Coxworth,
New Atlas,
15 June 2025
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Nearly half of these offenders exhibited evidence of fixation – an intense or obsessive preoccupation with an individual, activity, or idea.—
Donald J. Mihalek,
ABC News,
16 June 2025
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Interacting with experienced individuals, solving non-artistic problems and engaging in varied tasks exposes you to new ideas, perspectives and life experiences that subtly inform and enrich your art.—
Kice Akkawi,
Rolling Stone,
16 June 2025
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For example, the family of Martin Gutierrez, whose body was found in the lake in 2018, before the media frenzy around Lady Bird Lake, believe he was drugged while on a night out.—
Sophie Clark,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 June 2025
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Mubi is, for example, a co-producer on the new Jim Jarmusch movie, Father Mother Sister Brother, which stars Cate Blanchett, Vicky Krieps, Adam Driver, Mayim Bialik, Tom Waits, Charlotte Rampling, Indya Moore, and Luka Sabbat.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
6 June 2025
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The sitcom veteran, having had a Warner Bros. deal for around 25 years, brushed aside Warner Bros. Discovery earlier in the day announcing plans to split into two companies after earlier incarnations as Time Warner and Discovery.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
9 June 2025
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Wheel begins its 43rd season in September, while Jeopardy will be headed into its 42nd season in its current incarnation.—
Josef Adalian,
Vulture,
3 June 2025
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“Paragon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paragon. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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