1
as in marvellous
causing wonder or astonishment
the sublime beauty of the firmament
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as in noble
having, characterized by, or arising from a dignified and generous nature
the sublime virtue of having given all one's worldly goods to the poor
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Recent Examples of sublime
Happily, the band’s lineup has remained intact except for one member, and its sublime blend of bluegrass, folk and country is as enchanting as ever.
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George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2025
Gliding between sublime melodies and grimy, guttural dissonance, the record is cinematic in its acoustic grandeur and intimate in its inspection – à la Mitski and Anohni and the Johnsons.
—Sophie Williams, Billboard, 29 May 2025
The only negative in a sublime opening period for Florida was Sam Reinhart leaving with an apparent knee injury after enduring a questionable hip-check hit from Sebastian Aho that the league should take a look at.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 23 May 2025
Those sublime setups extended his point streak to four games.
—Pierre Lebrun, New York Times, 27 May 2025
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George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2025
Gliding between sublime melodies and grimy, guttural dissonance, the record is cinematic in its acoustic grandeur and intimate in its inspection – à la Mitski and Anohni and the Johnsons.
—Sophie Williams, Billboard, 29 May 2025
The only negative in a sublime opening period for Florida was Sam Reinhart leaving with an apparent knee injury after enduring a questionable hip-check hit from Sebastian Aho that the league should take a look at.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 23 May 2025
Those sublime setups extended his point streak to four games.
—Pierre Lebrun, New York Times, 27 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sublime
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The Henckel von Donnersmarck tiara, $12.7 Million The Henckel von Donnersmarck tiara was previously part of the collection of Princess Katherina Henckel von Donnersmarck, a member of Germany’s noble family.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
13 June 2025
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Even Lucy’s favorite customer, Sophie (Zoe Winters), isn’t that noble.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2025
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There isn’t a huge amount of that, but the fact that the robots are fighting at all is astonishing.—
John Koetsier,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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Regardless of his personal situation, what Enrique has done to this PSG side has been nothing short of astonishing.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
1 June 2025
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No putt was more important than his 20-foot par putt up the ridge on No. 9 to finish off a great round the right way.—
Doug Ferguson,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2025
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The idea was to allow developers to build more profitable market-rate apartments using greater height and density while providing financial support to balance out the lower rents for workforce tenants.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
13 June 2025
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Tanja Caldwell designed the wonderful costumes for Mara Block Ali’s Netflix series, Forever.—
Rachel Elspeth Gross,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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Though not a traditional kids’ movie by any stretch, there’s still a lot of wonderful Dignan-esque scheming involved in Mr. Fox (George Clooney) stealing from the adjoining farms of Boggis, Bunce, and Bean, and the film has the warmth of an old Rankin-Bass production.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
7 June 2025
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Perceptions aside, Europe has the highest gender pay parity in the world, with women earning, on average, 12.7% less per hour than men.—
Brooke Roberts-Islam,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Non-Maintainable Systems Lack of clean code structure, high entropy in the codebase, absence of modularity, dependency chaos, difficult debugging and lack of documentation can occur when applying vibe coding without a core engineering mindset.—
Naresh Prajapati,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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Here’s a look at his amazing performance. Notes . . .—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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Our region also has a number of other destinations that might not necessarily have the Dark Sky designation, but their clear skies, lack of light pollution, or access to astronomical instruments allow visitors to see star clusters, planets, and other amazing features of the night sky.—
Lydia Mansel,
Southern Living,
8 June 2025
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Fiennes exhibits that side of him without apology, which only makes his gallant side feel all the more genuine.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
12 June 2025
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Each year, Scouts, Scouters, veterans and other community groups from all over the Bay Area gather in tribute to these gallant men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice in defense of our country.—
Karl Mondon,
Mercury News,
25 May 2025
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The three most colossal creatures across land, sea and air within that tropical biosphere hold, in their DNA, the key to a drug that will bring miraculous life-saving benefits to humankind.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
2 June 2025
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Still, Maye was able to make a miraculous pass for the first down, throwing against the grain.—
Ted Nguyen,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
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“Sublime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sublime. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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