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paragon

[par-uh-gon, -guhn] / ˈpær əˌgɒn, -gən /


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What a piece of work is man, the paragon of animals, whose triumphs include mobile-phone shopping and same-day delivery.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 21, 2025

It’s worth noting that Weiss herself does not appear to be a paragon of newsroom professionalism.

From Slate Oct. 6, 2025

When he eventually signed on for a superhero film, it was, fittingly, alongside Captain America, that upright paragon of virtue — and Redford played the villain.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 16, 2025

"He's not a paragon of technical prowess, nor does he stand out for his vision, his long ball touch, or his ability to link up," said Real Sociedad expert Ramajo.

From BBC Jul. 6, 2025

Owned by Gladys Phipps and her brother Ogden Mills, operators of the East’s legendary Wheatley Stable, Hard Tack was a copper-colored paragon of symmetry, grace, and blinding speed.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

Then again, Anna and Tom aren’t exactly paragons of honesty either.

From Salon Jul. 17, 2026

Her canvases are paragons not just of passion, but of art’s power.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 3, 2025

None are paragons of morality and very few care about more than their own bottom lines.

From Slate Aug. 7, 2024

And he pointed to Sweden and Finland, once paragons of pacifism and neutrality but now members of Nato.

From BBC Mar. 29, 2024

The early data-processing machines weren’t paragons of reliability.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly




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