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as in model
someone of such unequaled perfection as to deserve imitation
she is the beau ideal of the dedicated medical professional
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as in ideal
the most perfect type or example
Frank Lloyd Wright's most famous architectural creation, Falling Water, is widely regarded as the beau ideal of a building in harmony with its setting
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Recent Examples of beau ideal
The beau ideal of illiberal democracy is, of course, Viktor Orbán of Hungary, who outlined the term in a 2014 speech.
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Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 31 Jan. 2024
Fieg is its beau ideal.
—Kareem Rashed, Robb Report, 26 Feb. 2022
At Délice & Sarrasin, a charming French bistro in the West Village, vegans can bide their time in style, enticing new recruits with the beau ideal of meatless haute cuisine.
—David Kortava, The New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2021
If Teddy Roosevelt was the Harvard beau ideal at the turn of the last century, Mark Zuckerberg is the Harvard man to be in the new millennium.
—William Stadiem, Town & Country, 2 Aug. 2016
If Hicks is the beau ideal in today’s MLB, then Miles Mikolas is a throwback to the Roosevelt administration.
—Michael Beller, SI.com, 23 May 2018
There was a time when the beau ideal was to drive your sports car to the track, paint numbers on it, go racing and then drive home.
—Dan Neil, WSJ, 6 July 2017
Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 31 Jan. 2024
Fieg is its beau ideal.
—Kareem Rashed, Robb Report, 26 Feb. 2022
At Délice & Sarrasin, a charming French bistro in the West Village, vegans can bide their time in style, enticing new recruits with the beau ideal of meatless haute cuisine.
—David Kortava, The New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2021
If Teddy Roosevelt was the Harvard beau ideal at the turn of the last century, Mark Zuckerberg is the Harvard man to be in the new millennium.
—William Stadiem, Town & Country, 2 Aug. 2016
If Hicks is the beau ideal in today’s MLB, then Miles Mikolas is a throwback to the Roosevelt administration.
—Michael Beller, SI.com, 23 May 2018
There was a time when the beau ideal was to drive your sports car to the track, paint numbers on it, go racing and then drive home.
—Dan Neil, WSJ, 6 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beau ideal
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Ye and his wife, the Australian model Bianca Censori, were not kicked off the Grammys 2025 red carpet, despite rumors to the contrary.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
3 Feb. 2025
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This model is equipped with 3D LiDAR sensors and a depth camera for 360-degree environment scanning.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
3 Feb. 2025
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To be clear, whimsy is an ideal that has been with Rogers for many seasons.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
7 Feb. 2025
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But these ideals cannot be achieved without taking on our broken Social Security program.—
Star Parker,
arkansasonline.com,
6 Feb. 2025
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In a world where fashion is increasingly fluid, the tie among other sartorial queues, has become a reinvigorated statement - a la Kamala Harris and her will to take on ideas around gender norms.—
Cassell Ferere,
Forbes,
4 Feb. 2025
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But after trying out ideas with simplified internal gear hubs and derailleurs, SRAM recommended the two-chain design and donated it to the bike charity.—
Kevin Purdy,
Ars Technica,
4 Feb. 2025
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Directing over 100 feature film, video and television productions in the last 35 years, Miike is known for cult classics like Audition (2000), Ichi the Killer (2001) and 13 Assassins (2011).—
Sara Merican,
Deadline,
8 Feb. 2025
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The woody note started making its way into fragrances shortly thereafter, and in 2006, this cult classic was born.—
Jenny Berg,
Allure,
8 Feb. 2025
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Hailey Bieber, the patron saint of nails, has finally given us the opportunity to copy her manicure without working harder than usual.—
Arancha Gamo,
Glamour,
2 Feb. 2025
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The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether Oklahoma can open St. Isidore: an online Roman Catholic charter school named after the patron saint of the internet.—
Charles J. Russo,
The Conversation,
31 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Each box contains three 10-ounce bags of rice that cook to fluffy perfection in just 3 minutes.—
Symiah Dorsey,
Southern Living,
5 Feb. 2025
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Or home fries coated in a mix of water and cornstarch and baked to crispy perfection?—
Sarah Schutte,
National Review,
2 Feb. 2025
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For example a key assumption of the city’s plan anticipates future major capital improvements to maintain and expand water, sewer, and stormwater systems, including treatment facilities, wells, pipe oversizing, and water tower.—
Graham P. Johnson,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Spain, for example, requires at least one of the parents to also be born in the country.—
Rachel Wilson,
CNN,
6 Feb. 2025
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The vulnerabilities, affecting the CPUs in later generations of Apple A- and M-series chip sets, open them to side channel attacks, a class of exploit that infers secrets by measuring manifestations such as timing, sound, and power consumption.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
28 Jan. 2025
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Based on the Max Porter novella Grief Is the Thing With Feathers, the film gives grief a physical manifestation, a sinister presence that unmoors Cumberbatch’s character from reality.—
EW Staff,
EW.com,
23 Jan. 2025
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