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Recent Examples of rara avis
Holy rara avis, Batman!
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Peter Mehlman, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2020
Sitting in the center, with a passenger seat to the left and right, the lucky driver will feel equally at home in the US, the UK or anywhere a long stretch of pavement invites this rara avis to soar.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 21 June 2021
Finding that rara avis of product design that combines pretty with practical is thrilling, and porcelain tile is both.
—Sarah Baird, Good Housekeeping, 14 Sep. 2020
Peter Mehlman, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2020
Sitting in the center, with a passenger seat to the left and right, the lucky driver will feel equally at home in the US, the UK or anywhere a long stretch of pavement invites this rara avis to soar.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 21 June 2021
Finding that rara avis of product design that combines pretty with practical is thrilling, and porcelain tile is both.
—Sarah Baird, Good Housekeeping, 14 Sep. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rara avis
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The night sky will reveal stunning sights such as the craters of the Moon, the majestic rings of Saturn, the swirling bands of Jupiter, and other astronomical wonders.Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2025
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To the boy wonder of American capitalism, the estate represented much more than an investment, though.Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
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Defence Mattias Ekholm — 91 The veteran defenceman remains a marvel on defence for the Oilers.Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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This blend of practical set pieces, humorous tunes, and visual depictions of how Rudy’s mind interprets every sound is an idiosyncratic marvel.Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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My mom sang, and my dad was a pretty good keyboard player and guitar player — honestly, a prodigy.Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 18 Jan. 2025
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Watching The Gutter, Yassir Lester and Isaiah Lester’s movie about a bowling prodigy named Walt (Shameik Moore), the script feels like it was written with the explicit intention of making this impossible.Vulture Staff, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Rara avis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rara%20avis. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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