as in excellent
of the very best kind
your work on this project has been of blue-ribbon quality
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as in award
something given in recognition of achievement
the Pritzker Prize is widely regarded as the ultimate blue ribbon for architectural achievement
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Recent Examples of blue-ribbon
Tony Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 21 Feb. 2024
While fare evasion has not necessarily increased since the MTA’s blue-ribbon panel reported roughly $700 million in losses across all of the transit agency’s services, the problem has not abated at the rate the MTA’s finance chiefs had projected when authoring the five-year financial plan.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 31 July 2024
Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2024
Sandra Lee and Jason Biggs are teaming up to crown the country’s best blue ribbon baker.
—Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 10 July 2024
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Adjective
In 2021, Morgan State University established a blue-ribbon panel on a STEM research expansion to one day make the university a national leader in academia, according to May.
—Tony Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 21 Feb. 2024
While fare evasion has not necessarily increased since the MTA’s blue-ribbon panel reported roughly $700 million in losses across all of the transit agency’s services, the problem has not abated at the rate the MTA’s finance chiefs had projected when authoring the five-year financial plan.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 31 July 2024
Noun
Hoy wore a dark blue ribbon on his suit jacket, bearing Corey Proulx's last name.
—Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2024
Sandra Lee and Jason Biggs are teaming up to crown the country’s best blue ribbon baker.
—Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 10 July 2024
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North Carolina State University researchers found that deer movement can be excellent the last hour of daylight during the last-quarter phase of the moon.Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
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The improved adaptive cruise control is excellent at slow speeds and in stop-and-go traffic.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Simply by virtue of being an HBO drama with good viewership numbers, The Penguin is at least going to be in the awards conversation.Joe Reid, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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For achieving such a broad impact on the computing world, the 2024 Apple Mac mini with M4 Pro earns a hearty Editors’ Choice award for small-form-factor desktops.PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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One evening when the boat is moored in Viviers, we are served a terrific barbecue dinner on the Upper Vista Deck.James Rampton, theweek, 6 Nov. 2024
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Note, too, that the last two presidential campaigns included the two combatants in this year’s race for the White House, yet stocks enjoyed terrific returns during both administrations.John Buckingham, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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More than a dozen Santa Clara alumni and other community leaders served as Opus Prize jurors, and 16 SCU students, faculty and staff members were ambassadors who joined on site visits to the prize finalists.Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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Earlier this year, three researchers were awarded a $700,000 prize for employing artificial intelligence to decipher a 2,000-year-old scroll that had been charred in the eruption.Hannah Peart, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Then there’s Cleo’s nervy 30-something daughter, Grace — the wonderful Zoë Geltman — who’s always been the good girl but whose loins are newly afire for her brother-in-law, Roy (Gabriel Brown).Sara Holdren, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
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The box includes only a USB-A-to-USB-C cable for charging. Sound: Powerful Bass and Clean Highs Simply put, the Bose SoundLink Home sounds wonderful.PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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This increase is driven by the addition of reinsurance premium revenue and growth in revenue from STS.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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The standard plan with ads costs $6.99/month, less than half the cost of the regular standard plan ($15.49/month), and much cheaper than the top-tier premium plan ($22.99/month).Emily Dreibelbis Forlini, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
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For its superb level of versatility and potency, Apple's Mac mini with M4 Pro earns our Editors' Choice award for small-form-factor desktops.PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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Most of all, the cast this season is superb, with an incredible level of talent, memorable personalities and delightful accents.Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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As per tradition, Dixville Notch is the first to declare its election results, achieving the honor since 1960.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Vampires have tact, decorum, and a code of honor, which may be the most old-fashioned thing about them.Katie Rife, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Blue-ribbon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blue-ribbon. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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