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Recent Examples of excellent Editor’s picks Ripped and Torn was produced by Randy Randall, from the excellent L.A. noise-punk band No Age. Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 4 June 2025 Doing so also gives me excellent real-world experience with how each product conducts itself. PC Magazine, 4 June 2025 Steve Schmitz is excellent at building his character Ray, a man who dramatically transforms during the play. Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2025 Have good or excellent credit, consider moving debt to a balance transfer. Paris Goodman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for excellent
Recent Examples of Synonyms for excellent
Adjective
  • Finney-Smith would be a superb 3-and-D starting power forward if Jarrett Allen is traded and the Cavaliers move Mobley to center.
    Matt Levine, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 May 2025
  • Cheung and Francis are superb, as is Moses Villarama as Bo’s buddy, Virgil, who sees his own sorrow bearing down on him, inevitable and enveloping, like the blizzard outside.
    Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 30 May 2025
Adjective
  • My daughter came to live with us for nine wonderful years.
    Jack Lang, New York Times, 27 May 2025
  • Your wonderful dog may or may not hanker to break routine and go on holiday.
    John Oseid, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
Adjective
  • With no wind or other elements for the players to confront, both produced some terrific tennis for stretches.
    Howard Fendrich, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025
  • Esquivel didn’t allow an earned run in a terrific game-one performance against Lovejoy.
    Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 June 2025
Adjective
  • Erica’s great grandfather was one of a group of 15 that formed a wine cooperative in Sant’Antioco in 1932, the first in Sardinia.
    Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
  • The compact structures make great guest houses, home offices, or creative retreats.
    Toni Sutton, People.com, 1 June 2025
Adjective
  • Overall, the whole Neuralink experience has been fantastic.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2025
  • To livestream the Reds-Cubs online on MLB Network, a subscription to Hulu + Live TV is a fantastic option with plans starting at $82.99 per month.
    Rudie Obias, HollywoodReporter, 29 May 2025
Adjective
  • He’s been awesome and the rest of the guys have been awesome.
    Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 28 May 2025
  • There was an awesome sequence where Finn Balor missed the Coup de Grace, followed by a stomp on Balor by Rollins and a Helluva Kick on Rollins by Zayn.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
Adjective
  • Trailing types make a lovely ground cover at the edge of a rain garden.
    Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 June 2025
  • The lovely gorge setting makes Screw Auger a popular place to visit in the summer.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 3 June 2025
Adjective
  • Randy Breed: Mixed Age: 10 months Randy is a fabulous guy who navigates the world around him with charisma and positive energy, despite being deaf.
    Trish Stinger, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2025
  • This obsession recently led me to the most fabulous adventure in the South of France, courtesy of Matiere Premiere.
    Stixx Mathews, Essence, 2 June 2025

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“Excellent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excellent. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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