as in best
individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class
the school accepts only the cream of the world's young violinists
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as in destroys
to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of
the head-on collision creamed the brand-new car in an instant
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as in bombs
to defeat by a large margin
the novice player was creamed in her first tennis tournament
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Noun
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Delaney, who has been public about his own experience with death in losing his toddler-aged son to a brain tumor, and Slate, a comedian with the soul of a poet, are each at their bests here.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
4 Apr. 2025 -
Her personal bests are 12.24 and 11.09, respectively.—
Katelyn Hutchison,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
Verb
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By clinging to Newtonian certainty, economics often destroys the opportunity to do something magically creative.—
Eric Markowitz,
Big Think,
30 Dec. 2024
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Other points-counterpoints focus on whether pasteurization also destroys vitamins in milk.—
Jan Ellen Spiegel,
Hartford Courant,
24 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Xi must know that old societies tend to be pacific and that China is getting old fast.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
23 Dec. 2024
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Previously, the region was seen as largely unfavorable for food production and large-scale human societies in ancient times.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
23 Dec. 2024
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The new deal will allow over 330,000 rights holders to receive royalties where their music is used on Audius across a broad territorial footprint, including sub-Saharan Africa and Asia Pacific.—
Thania Garcia,
Variety,
2 Jan. 2025
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James’ first Nike deal was worth more than $100 million, including bonuses and royalties, over seven years.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
30 Dec. 2024
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Speaking last month at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference, Fox Corp. CEO Lachlan Murdoch said the company would seek to revise its $22.3 billion Sunday-afternoon package, should the NFL elect to trigger the opt-out option.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Atif Zaim, current U.S. consulting leader and deputy chair elect at KPMG, sees this moment as an opportunity to improve his consulting practice.—
Haniya Rae,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Does anyone really care whether Tesla beats and raises?—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
5 Jan. 2025
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Nothing beats the idea of inclusion.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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“Creams.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/creams. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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