nonesuch

noun

ˈnən-ˌsəch How to pronounce nonesuch (audio)
Definition of nonesuchnext
as in model
someone of such unequaled perfection as to deserve imitation in medieval legend Sir Galahad is the nonesuch of the noble knight with a pure and unselfish heart

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  1. model
  2. idea
  3. example
  4. incarnation
  5. paragon
  6. ideal
Noun
  • Under Biggest Threats of Extreme Fire Celebrity Homes Under 'Significant Threat' From Malibu Franklin Fire Pepperdine has historically used the shelter-in-place model, according to Gash.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
  • The idea is that adding more computing power and more data guarantees better models to an infinite degree.
    Deirdre Bosa,Jasmine Wu, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of model
Noun
  • This idea is inspired by African American leader and activist Malcolm X.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 12 Dec. 2024
  • The Islamist rebel coalition that has now taken over Syria brings together a variety of armed rebel groups, each with its own ideology and ideas about what should happen next.
    Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of idea
Noun
  • Catcher in the Rye Perhaps the most famous example of a novel linked with murder would be Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, which was linked with three murderers, although one was later dismissed as a coincidence.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
  • This past year, for example, out of 8.2 million college students seeking an internship, only 3.6 million landed one and only 2.5 million of those reported having quality experiences with meaningful projects and productive mentorship.
    Brandon Busteed, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of example
Noun
  • But the kinks were worked out on set, with digital 3D production also introduced in its early incarnations.
    Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Dec. 2024
  • People began to talk online via Reddit and Facebook about the pants-wetting anticipation associated with waiting—sometimes for months on end—for the latest incarnation of the X-Mid to drop.
    M. John Fayhee, Outside Online, 28 Nov. 2024
Definition of incarnation
Noun
  • Ever since her impossibly chic wedding in the south of France in spring 2023, Sofia Richie Grainge has become something of a paragon of elegant, classic style.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2024
  • Amazon was once hailed as the paragon of a rock-solid corporate culture that had both universal buy-in from employees and the ability to deliver results.
    Paolo Confino, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of paragon
Noun
  • As voters who found sympathies with Trump inch closer toward a home with the GOP, liberals and moderates are in the messy process of figuring out their ideals, how to unite around them and how to message everything to the rest of the country.
    Hanna Trudo, The Hill, 15 Dec. 2024
  • Sweeney is, of course, far closer to the culture-at-large’s Platonic ideal of symmetrical blonde womanhood than many, and she is doubtless spared much of the vitriol that other women in the public eye (most women in the TikTok age, really) aren’t.
    Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of ideal
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