consummate
showing the highest degree of skill or completeness
Word origin: From Latin consummare, to bring to completion.
Consummate in a sentence
Here are example sentences showing consummate in a sentence.
She handled the hostile crowd with the poise of a consummate professional.
The diplomat handled the tense negotiation with consummate skill, leaving neither side feeling cornered.
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Verbal · Text Completion
The committee's report was praised for its candor, yet its central recommendation was so blank that administrators could cite it to justify nearly any policy they had already resolved to pursue.
Using “consummate” well
As an adjective, consummate signals the highest degree of accomplishment and pairs with masterful and supreme. Stress shifts in the verb form (to consummate), which means to complete or bring to fulfillment.
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