Question

nonpareil Critics seem to agree that this is the new nonpareil of video-game consoles, the one to beat. nonpareil*

Accepted Answer

Someone or something of unequaled excellence. American children learn this word (even if they can't pronounce it) as the name of the candies covered with white sugar pellets that they buy at the movie theater, and it's also the name of the pellets themselves. But the more general meaning is common too. Nonpareil is also an adjective. A famous boxing champion of the 1920s was known as Nonpareil Jack Dempsey, when he wasn't being called “the Manassa Mauler.” Like its synonyms paragon and peerless, nonpareil is popular as a company and product name; it's also the name of a fruit, an almond, a bird, and a butterfly.

word	nonpareil
definition	Someone or something of unequaled excellence.
eg_sentence	Critics seem to agree that this is the new nonpareil of video-game consoles, the one to beat.
explanation	American children learn this word (even if they can't pronounce it) as the name of the candies covered with white sugar pellets that they buy at the movie theater, and it's also the name of the pellets themselves. But the more general meaning is common too. Nonpareil is also an adjective. A famous boxing champion of the 1920s was known as Nonpareil Jack Dempsey, when he wasn't being called “the Manassa Mauler.” Like its synonyms paragon and peerless, nonpareil is popular as a company and product name; it's also the name of a fruit, an almond, a bird, and a butterfly.
IPA	nonpareil*

Nonpareil Pellets Unequaled Excellence Critics Agree Video Game Consoles