first-rate
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The performances are first-rate; Claire and Pete, for instance, are imbued by Ms. Richards and Mr. Cullen with a distinctly unstable chemistry.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026
The characters, rendered with contemporary exactness by a first-rate cast, were so recognizable that they made the mysterious events unfolding around them terrifyingly plausible.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2025
Law schools still include some first-rate scholars, so reform there may require no more than ensuring that a school’s future is in their hands.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 10, 2025
A powerful eminent-domain law allowed the Singaporean government to amass vast property holdings, which it used to build first-rate, owner-occupied public housing.
From Slate • Nov. 4, 2025
“Well, we’re not exactly doing a first-rate job of it, are we?” said Mae.
From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
