Thesaurus results for PARAGON

paragon

noun

ˈper-ə-ˌgän

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 on the Web The uncritical embrace of President Donald Trump—a leader who cannot be described as a paragon of Christian virtue—by many prominent evangelicals has led other evangelicals to fear that young people will desert their churches in droves, accelerating an ongoing trend. —

Ronald Inglehart, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2020 This low-friction ethos has made Emily in Paris a paragon of guilty-pleasure viewing. —

Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 21 Aug. 2024 Where to Stay and Sip Natural Wine in Austria Vienna Hotel Sacher Wien: The grande dame of Vienna hotels, subtly refreshed in 2018, remains a paragon of classical elegance. —

Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 24 July 2024 Johnson, a paragon of power, was relinquishing the ultimate political prize for the betterment of the nation. —

Mark K. Updegrove, ABC News, 23 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for paragon

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