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standout en · ADJ

Deverbal from stand out.

(not-comparable) Exceptional; noteworthy.
- The band played well, but the acrobats gave the standout performance.
- Sinner has emerged as the standout player on the ATP Tour over the past 18 months, with a machine-like brand of tennis reminiscent of 24-time major champion Novak Djokovic in his prime. 2025 June 8, Jonathan Jurejko, “Alcaraz stuns Sinner in extraordinary French Open final”, in BBC:
- Despite the quality of entries being high in this year's OPC category, she is a standout winner for all the judges. 2021 January 27, Paul Stephen, “Inspiration to the next generation”, in RAIL, number 923, page 48:

Deverbal from stand out.

An exceptional or noteworthy person or thing.
- An all-around superlative athlete, he was also a standout in track and field […]. 2000, George B. Kirsch et al., “Chamberlain, Wilton”, in Encyclopedia of Ethnicity and Sports in the United States, →ISBN, page 97:
- This building is one of the city's architectural standouts.
The distance a self-retracting metal tape measure can be extended before collapsing under its own weight.
- This tape measure has a standout of 14 feet.

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