excellence
noun
ex·cel·lence
ˈek-s(ə-)lən(t)s 
1
: the quality of being excellent
an award for academic excellence
setting a high standard of excellence
see also black excellence
2
plural excellences
: an excellent or valuable quality : virtue
… I am as admiring as almost everyone else of the film's many excellences …—
Daniel Mendelsohn
Daniel Mendelsohn3
or Excellence
: excellency sense 2
Lord Regent, I do greet your Excellence …—William Shakespeare
William ShakespeareExamples of excellence in a Sentence
The school is known for the excellence of its teachers.
an award for academic excellence
setting a high standard of excellence
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Concurrently, operational excellence initiatives—things like leveraging Industry 4.0 technologies, analytics and process automation—are delivering unprecedented efficiency gains.
—Mustansir Paliwala, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
Farhana has worked alongside Ollie to create a culture of ambition, collaboration and artistic excellence, enhancing Film4’s reputation as one of the most pioneering and dynamic teams in the business.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 3 June 2025
Insufficiently supported by the state, too expensive for families, and too little interested in promoting the unpredictability of excellence.
—Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2025
The company achieves excellent outcomes through groundbreaking projects that blend technical mastery and artistic excellence, elevating the brand's international reputation.
—Newsweek Rankings, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025
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Mustansir Paliwala, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
Farhana has worked alongside Ollie to create a culture of ambition, collaboration and artistic excellence, enhancing Film4’s reputation as one of the most pioneering and dynamic teams in the business.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 3 June 2025
Insufficiently supported by the state, too expensive for families, and too little interested in promoting the unpredictability of excellence.
—Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2025
The company achieves excellent outcomes through groundbreaking projects that blend technical mastery and artistic excellence, elevating the brand's international reputation.
—Newsweek Rankings, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for excellence
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“Excellence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/excellence. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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