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high-quality

American  
[hahy-kwol-i-tee] / ˈhaɪˈkwɒl ɪ ti /

adjective

  1. adhering to an excellent standard of measure; of superior quality.

    Education depends on high-quality teachers and materials in our schools.


Etymology

Origin of high-quality

First recorded in 1880–85; high ( def. ) + quality ( def. )

Example Sentences

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The study relied on 19,283 high-quality fluke photographs collected between 1984 and 2025 from eastern Australia and Latin America.

From Science Daily • May 20, 2026

The trouble is that there isn’t much high-quality research linking the carnivore diet and beneficial long-term health outcomes, such as eliminating visceral fat.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

Mahan said he values unions, in part because he grew up in a union household and benefited from the high-quality healthcare that provided, included when he was hospitalized for a collapsed lung as a teenager.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

“As our insurance platform continues to scale, the combination will enhance capital efficiency and flexibility, supporting our ability to deploy capital globally into high-quality investment opportunities,” Brookfield President Nick Goodman said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

But it was a thrill to be deluded in such a high-quality way.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel

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