His supervisor gave him a sterling recommendation.
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Sterling
/ˈstɜːlɪŋ/
Synonyms for "sterling" (219 found)
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Strong matches (66)
goldgoldengoodhard cashhard currencyheavenlyhigh principledhigh-mindedhigh-principledhighly respectablehonesthonest-to-godhonorableimmaculateimmenseinartificialincomparableinviolateirreproachablejust
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law abidinglaw-abidinglaw-lovinglaw-reveringlawfullegal tenderlegitimatelifelikeliterallucremagnificentmammonmanaged currencymanlymarvelousmatchlessmedium of exchangemintagemonetarymoneymoralnaturalnaturalisticnecessity moneynoblenonpareilnumismaticnummaryoptimumoriginalout of this worldpecuniarypeerlesspelfpostage currencypostal currencypoundsprincipledpure
Adjective(2 words)
good examplegreatest
Noun(5 words)
Related words (109)
realrealisticreputablerespectablerightright mindedright-mindedrighteousrightfulscripsensationalshillingssilversimon puresimon-puresimplesinceresoft currencyspeciesplendid
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splendiferousspotlessstainlesssumptuarysupersuperbsupereminentsuperexcellentsuperfinesuperiorsuperlativesure enoughsure-enoughterrificthe almighty dollarthe wherewiththe wherewithaltremendoustruetrue to lifetrue to naturetrue to realitytrue-dealingtrue-devotedtrue-disposingtrue-souledtrue-spiritedtrueheartedunadulteratedunaffectedunassumedunassumingunblemisheduncoloredunconcocteduncopieduncorruptuncorrupteduncounterfeitedundefiledundisguisedundisguisingundistortedunexaggeratedunfabricatedunfancifulunfeignedunfeigningunfictitiousunflatteringunimaginedunimitatedunimpeachableuninventedunpretendedunpretendingunqualifiedunromanticunsimulatedunspeciousunspottedunstainedunsulliedunsyntheticuntarnishedunvarnisheduprightuprighteousupstandingverbalverbatimveridicalverisimilarvery goodvirtuosovirtuouswherewithalwonderfulword for wordword-for-wordworthyyeomanly
Adjective(1 words)
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11 entriesCollocations
9 entriespound sterlingpounds sterlingsterling currencysterling flatwaresterling performancesterling qualitysterling reputationsterling silversterling value
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44 total sentences available.
Is this sterling silver?
Source: tatoeba (3022514)
“Whales and dolphins have always been mythical emblems for us,” said Desray Reeb, a marine biologist at BOEM’s headquarters in Sterling, Virginia. “They’re intelligent, social and mystical, and present an intriguing challenge for us to understand because they’re so like us, and yet so different.”
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For some time back Mawson & Williams, the famous financial house, have been the guardians of securities which amount in the aggregate to a sum of considerably over a million sterling.
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