as in only
having no equal or rival for excellence or desirability the matchless beauty and grandeur of Yosemite Valley

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Recent Examples of matchless The feeling of solidarity at a Springsteen concert is matchless. Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2024 Joe was an exemplary public servant, an American patriot and a matchless champion of the Jewish people and the Jewish state. Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 27 Mar. 2024 In a world of ceaseless tumult, its matchless serenity is more powerful than ever. James Kaplan, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2024 Pelosi, though, is known for her matchless ability to count votes. Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 18 Nov. 2022 See All Example Sentences for matchless
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  • Siakam finished with 15 points, six rebounds and five assists — the only Indiana starter to score in double figures.
    Shakeia Taylor, New York Times, 1 June 2025
  • These cancellations aren’t the only signs that something is awry in the festival scene.
    Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 1 June 2025
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  • That’s either extreme confidence or extraordinary stupidity, or some combination.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 3 June 2025
  • Quite simply, the earlier investors participate in this extraordinary country’s transformation, the greater the rewards will be.
    Djasur Djumaev, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
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  • Robin will make an excellent addition to our great Kentucky State Senate Majority!
    Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
  • This is an excellent time to invest, pitch a creative idea or spruce up your portfolio.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 5 June 2025
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  • The site is exceptional: The North Branch of the Chicago River winds through its full length, offering an opportunity to weave parkland through the development.
    Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2025
  • All of our leathers are carefully selected from the finest tanneries in the world for their exceptional quality and functional capability.
    Felicity Carter, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
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  • The limited menu is excellent: The salad with branzino is a particular success, and the French omelette is incomparable.
    Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
  • Iraq’s first film ever here, The President’s Cake — the People’s Choice winner over at Directors’ Fortnight — was an early favorite of mine, as was Scarlett Johansson’s directing debut — Eleanor the Great in Un Certain Regard — starring the incomparable June Squibb, a powerhouse at age 95.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 23 May 2025
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  • What Universal, Disney guests should know when visiting Orlando What are the benefits of staying at the Universal Helios Grand Hotel? Aside from its unparalleled proximity to Epic Universe and exclusive park entrance, Helios Grand is a beautiful hotel.
    Eve Chen, USA Today, 3 June 2025
  • And most extraordinarily, this weekend, Ukraine says its air defenses repelled, with unparalleled success, a record Russian drone attack of 472 Shaheds.
    Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 2 June 2025
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  • Given the arguably peerless quality of its product and service that's certainly a deliverable ask, and a lead maintained swan-like: gliding along, but with not a chance of knowing just what unseen efforts are deployed.
    Iain Macauley, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
  • In a league of its own The Gates Foundation has long been peerless among foundations — attracting supporters and detractors but also numerous unfounded conspiracy theories.
    Thalia Beaty, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
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  • Few of the hotels in this city, even the most beautiful among them, feel quite as regal as the Saint James.
    Madeline Weinfield, Architectural Digest, 3 June 2025
  • That’s why the pushback by politicians against Homeland Security’s big, beautiful boo-boo has been quick — and hilarious.
    Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025

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“Matchless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/matchless. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.

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