nonesuches

noun

plural of nonesuch
as in models
someone of such unequaled perfection as to deserve imitation in medieval legend Sir Galahad is the nonesuch of the noble knight with a pure and unselfish heart

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  1. models
  2. ideas
  3. patron saints
  4. examples
  5. incarnations
  6. ideals
Noun
  • The team used those models to guide fabrication and optimize the final device.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The forecast notes that some models are calling for rain to arrive later, so there’s still a chance Saturday evening could be dry.
    — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of models
Noun
  • Our research and engineering remain world-class, but our record of getting ideas to market and improving how products are made has been less stellar.
    — Rick Lazio, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • As the woman in the shop explained to them, and the editors dutifully left in the episode to exonerate them, part of the aesthetic is bridging international ideas of cuteness (or kawaii in Japanese).
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of ideas
Noun
  • Rita then prayed to her patron saints — John the Baptist, Augustine of Hippo, and Nicholas of Tolentino — while setting out to establish peace between the families involved in her husband's murder.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The long history of psychedelics and religion is filled with scientists, anthropologists, mystics, shamans, outlaws, and prophets, but these two men are, more than any others, the patron saints of our current psychedelic revival.
    — Claire Hoffman, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of patron saints
Noun
  • The world’s highest-profile tech billionaires offer the most conspicuous examples.
    — Molly A. Wallace, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The original plan for 25 street-legal M6 GTs was eventually altered to 50 examples due to FIA requirements, but production never came to fruition, derailed by the 32-year-old McLaren’s death during testing at Goodwood in 1970.
    — Jason Barlow, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of examples
Noun
  • Mike Flanagan’s story loosely co-opts the villain origin tale behind many of those incarnations — actor with an ax to grind gains shapeshifting abilities — but otherwise starts more or less from scratch.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 21 Oct. 2026
  • In Israel’s first decades, most Palestinian votes went to the Jewish-Arab Communist Party, in its various incarnations, or to Arab lists – parties affiliated with the ruling Labor movement and acting on its behalf.
    — Tamir Sorek, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of incarnations
Noun
  • So many have worked so hard to maintain these ideals which guarantee the peace of our community.
    — Rabbi David Steinhardt, Sun Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026
  • This book is part of the Wonderland Quartet and is Joyce thinking about identity, thinking about the conflict between American ideals.
    — Anne Kniggendorf, Kansas City Star, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of ideals
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