paragon
noun
a model or pattern of excellence or of a particular excellence.
paragons
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pluralof paragon.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Her canvases are paragons not just of passion, but of art’s power.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 3, 2025
None are paragons of morality and very few care about more than their own bottom lines.
From Slate ● Aug. 7, 2024
And he pointed to Sweden and Finland, once paragons of pacifism and neutrality but now members of Nato.
From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2024
Here in California, there are places that are firmly lodged in the collective psyche as pristine paragons of natural wonder.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2023
The early data-processing machines weren’t paragons of reliability.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
