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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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Foundation models are being enhanced with multi-modality and pre-training is still growing.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
27 Feb. 2025
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In an early iteration of the data center model, Epsilon provided connectivity and colocation facilities to house computer servers for customers such as banks.—
Jonathan Burgos,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Their revolutionary ideas about communal love were rooted in radically changing how people relate to one another and the programs inspired by these ideals demonstrated the profound capacity of collective care and solidarity.—
Mickell Carter / Made by History,
TIME,
19 Feb. 2025
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Luckily, designers are prepared with ladylike jackets with a roomier fit—ideal for pairing with some stirrup leggings and a heel or ballerina.—
Kerry Pieri,
Vogue,
18 Feb. 2025
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This innovative idea allows companies to analyze and optimize their processes with real-time results rather than relying on subjective interviews.—
Kody Boye,
USA TODAY,
28 Feb. 2025
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Many of the world’s most successful businesses began with an idea, not an overflowing bank account.—
Vinayak Mahtani,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Produced by Lionsgate Television and Blumhouse Television which recently partnered on a multi-film deal to conjure anew the horror classics from Lionsgate’s library.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
21 Feb. 2025
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Rocket licensed the classic for its Super Bowl ad, which aired during the game.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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The hot girls’ syllabus includes books by the patron saint of sad girls, Sally Rooney, and is bolstered by the works of Ottessa Moshfegh, Melissa Broder, Emma Cline and Elif Batuman.—
Meg Zukin,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2025
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Our whirlwind day ended at Bardo’s coastal-Italian restaurant, Saint Bibiana (named for the patron saint of hangovers), accessed once again by a lift.—
Frances MacDougall,
Southern Living,
17 Feb. 2025
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And, of course, controlling access from on high is Brittany, the fairest and deadliest of them and played to evil brunette perfection by Susan Ward.—
Jordan Crucchiola,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2025
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After just a few strokes, my brows appeared fluffy, defined, and groomed to natural-looking perfection.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
12 Feb. 2025
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For example, the USDA invested about $6.6 billion to support rural development between 2017 and 2021, but only about $138 million went to tribal communities.—
Frank Vaisvilas,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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For example, the university’s Institute for the Global Entrepreneur provides mentorship and accelerator resources to help support ideas from the school of engineering and business.—
Natallie Rocha,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2025
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Newgate Prison, situated in London’s city center, had long been the target of scrutiny as one of the most infamous manifestations of Victorian punitive ideology.—
Sarah C. Schaefer,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2025
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The gathering in Kragujevac is just one manifestation of the largest popular revolt in Serbia since the overthrow of Slobodan Milošević, in which students played a key role.—
Dominique Soguel,
The Christian Science Monitor,
26 Feb. 2025
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