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as in model
someone of such unequaled perfection as to deserve imitation
she is the beau ideal of the dedicated medical professional
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as in ideal
the most perfect type or example
Frank Lloyd Wright's most famous architectural creation, Falling Water, is widely regarded as the beau ideal of a building in harmony with its setting
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Recent Examples of beau ideal
The beau ideal of illiberal democracy is, of course, Viktor Orbán of Hungary, who outlined the term in a 2014 speech.
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Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 31 Jan. 2024
Fieg is its beau ideal.
—Kareem Rashed, Robb Report, 26 Feb. 2022
At Délice & Sarrasin, a charming French bistro in the West Village, vegans can bide their time in style, enticing new recruits with the beau ideal of meatless haute cuisine.
—David Kortava, The New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2021
If Teddy Roosevelt was the Harvard beau ideal at the turn of the last century, Mark Zuckerberg is the Harvard man to be in the new millennium.
—William Stadiem, Town & Country, 2 Aug. 2016
If Hicks is the beau ideal in today’s MLB, then Miles Mikolas is a throwback to the Roosevelt administration.
—Michael Beller, SI.com, 23 May 2018
There was a time when the beau ideal was to drive your sports car to the track, paint numbers on it, go racing and then drive home.
—Dan Neil, WSJ, 6 July 2017
Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 31 Jan. 2024
Fieg is its beau ideal.
—Kareem Rashed, Robb Report, 26 Feb. 2022
At Délice & Sarrasin, a charming French bistro in the West Village, vegans can bide their time in style, enticing new recruits with the beau ideal of meatless haute cuisine.
—David Kortava, The New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2021
If Teddy Roosevelt was the Harvard beau ideal at the turn of the last century, Mark Zuckerberg is the Harvard man to be in the new millennium.
—William Stadiem, Town & Country, 2 Aug. 2016
If Hicks is the beau ideal in today’s MLB, then Miles Mikolas is a throwback to the Roosevelt administration.
—Michael Beller, SI.com, 23 May 2018
There was a time when the beau ideal was to drive your sports car to the track, paint numbers on it, go racing and then drive home.
—Dan Neil, WSJ, 6 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beau ideal
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Maryland mandates that 43% of vehicles sold by Maryland auto dealers be electric in the 2027 model year that starts the summer of 2026.—
David T. Stevenson,
Baltimore Sun,
22 Jan. 2025
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Embed Sustainability Into The Business Model Start by embedding sustainability into your business model.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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California has long been not just a state but an ideal, a place where things happened that couldn't happen anywhere else.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA TODAY,
24 Jan. 2025
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Pursuing that goal has meant emphasizing seemingly old-fashioned media ideals—neutrality, fidelity, hearing from all sides—in ways that can seem extreme.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
23 Jan. 2025
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As shown in the small bedroom ideas above, other great uses of vertical space include wall sconces, bunk beds, and loft areas.—
Rachel Davies,
Architectural Digest,
23 Jan. 2025
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And Analysts Work Together As One The most powerful ideas align with the needs of the audience.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Among my friends both in the corporeal world and on the internet, Challengers is regarded as a modern classic and a clear choice for one of the ten best films of the year.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
28 Jan. 2025
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The first rap album to go platinum, and then the first rap album to go multiplatinum, was driven by the group’s historic collaboration with Aerosmith on a remake of their 1975 classic that helped return the Boston hard rock band to the pop charts.—
Al Shipley,
SPIN,
28 Jan. 2025
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With one exception, the celebration has been held every five years since on the last weekend of July to coincide with the celebration of San Ignatius de Loyola, the patron saint of Basque people, according to the Basque Foundation.—
Nick Rosenberger,
Idaho Statesman,
14 Jan. 2025
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The night of June 23rd into the 24th marks the peak of midsummer festivities and coincides with the celebration of the city’s cherished patron saint, through a unique merge of Catholic and pagan rituals that stretches back centuries.—
Ana Leorne,
SPIN,
31 Dec. 2024
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Not to mention that for right now, the latter completes any all-white winter outfit formula to monochromatic perfection.—
Laura Jackson,
Vogue,
23 Jan. 2025
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Jordi Fernandez drew up a play for Cam Johnson at the top of the key, and his team executed to near perfection.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
22 Jan. 2025
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For example, Arizona State and WHL player Braxton Whitehead entered into a verbal commitment before the NCAA dropped the boycott.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
25 Jan. 2025
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The shiny black patent finish on this pair, for example, looks super high-class like a pair of expensive heels.—
Alyssa Grabinski,
People.com,
25 Jan. 2025
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This is all a manifestation of what economists call the price elasticity of demand.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2025
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This is the manifestation of the duality of January 20, 2025.—
Doug Melville,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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