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
Wait, Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau — a paragon of fire and intensity on the sideline — has never been ejected?
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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
As a further embarrassment, our country voted alongside such paragons of liberty as Belarus and North Korea in voting against a United Nations resolution condemning Russia’s aggression.
—The Editorial Board, Orange County Register, 5 Mar. 2025
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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
As a further embarrassment, our country voted alongside such paragons of liberty as Belarus and North Korea in voting against a United Nations resolution condemning Russia’s aggression.
—The Editorial Board, Orange County Register, 5 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paragon
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Strong cited the new opt-out system being considered by the UK government, which would mean copyright holders would need to opt-out from having their material used for training AI models.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
3 June 2025
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The findings are challenging the international adoption industry, which was built on the model created in South Korea.—
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
3 June 2025
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Sarah, 28, started searching online for low-key reveal ideas.—
Jordan Greene,
People.com,
4 June 2025
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Per usual, the old and new world methods clash over topics like whether to physically restrain Emma to a bed, and Theophilus is convinced that anything that looks like rational evidence against his ideas is just Satan manipulating everyone’s brain.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
4 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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Or why, for example, would Wayne Rooney, his former Old Trafford colleague, sign him twice for both Derby County and DC United?—
Daniel Taylor,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
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The current incarnation of Google Photos was not Google's first image management platform, but it's been a big success.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
28 May 2025
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Landau was right: The films and the TV show (both its ’60s incarnation and its 1988 revival, which isn’t streaming) are different beasts.—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
23 May 2025
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“Paragon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paragon. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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