high-quality
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of high-quality
First recorded in 1880–85; high ( def. ) + quality ( def. )
Example Sentences
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To better understand how the effect works, the researchers examined a high-quality topological material known for its unusual electronic behavior.
From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026
“Stocks just got crazy cheap, just incredibly cheap, really high-quality companies,” he said.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026
“Richard Barrera has shown that supporting educators and supporting high-quality charter public schools are not mutually exclusive,” McGinity said in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
PASADENA, Calif.—Seoul is the beauty capital of the world, a tourist destination for cutting-edge facial procedures and low-cost, high-quality skin care products.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
It soon became clear that Humason was better able to obtain high-quality spectra of distant galaxies than any professional astronomer in the world.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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