as in best
individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class
the ceremony featured an A-list of Hollywood stars
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Recent Examples of A-list
The Love Hurts star also recalled another A-list entertainer at the time dropping by.
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Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 15 Feb. 2025
The lively dance-pop single featuring Minogue’s unmistakable vocals follows Alok’s numerous A-list collaborations in the last year.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 14 Feb. 2025
Each plays madness utterly convincingly, with as many notes on the emotional scale as their A-list brethren.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 13 Feb. 2025
To celebrate the film, actors and A-list celebrities brought their sartorial sense of fashion to a red carpet premiere on Tuesday at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles.
—Renan Botelho, WWD, 12 Feb. 2025
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Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 15 Feb. 2025
The lively dance-pop single featuring Minogue’s unmistakable vocals follows Alok’s numerous A-list collaborations in the last year.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 14 Feb. 2025
Each plays madness utterly convincingly, with as many notes on the emotional scale as their A-list brethren.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 13 Feb. 2025
To celebrate the film, actors and A-list celebrities brought their sartorial sense of fashion to a red carpet premiere on Tuesday at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles.
—Renan Botelho, WWD, 12 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for A-list
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It’s been a historic year for Missouri The Missouri Tigers had already set several program bests — with other memorable marks — heading into this top-15 showdown.—
Scott Chasen,
Kansas City Star,
6 Feb. 2025
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But career bests in yardage (4,319) and TDs (35) don’t mean Minnesota will sink $40 million a year to keep him.—
Bill Reinhard,
New York Daily News,
6 Feb. 2025
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Centered around the drama of New York City’s elite during the 1880s—and the rapidly changing social and economic landscape of the post-Civil War era—the show serves up plenty of glamour, grandeur, and guilty pleasure.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
9 Feb. 2025
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Populism has pressed the claims of the less powerful against those of the landowners, the financiers, the industrialists and other species of elite.—
Ron Elving,
NPR,
1 Feb. 2025
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Before Brummell, the aristocracy dressed in rich, smelly materials; after, styles were adapted from military uniforms—think of the broad shoulders of a British pinstripe suit, for example.—
Gary Shteyngart,
The Atlantic,
7 Feb. 2025
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Representing the aristocracy are two young lovers forbidden from coupling by her father and another who seeks her hand, but is being avidly pursued by her best friend.—
Rob Hubbard,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Story would’ve batted somewhere at the top of the lineup, but after him the Red Sox probably would have had to bat Wong fifth or sixth just to break up all the lefties.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
16 Feb. 2025
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Ultimately, Liverpool did enough to close out the win and restore their seven-point lead at the top of the table.—
Gregg Evans,
The Athletic,
16 Feb. 2025
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But once upon a time, this glorified barn just below San Francisco’s southern border hosted basketball royalty.—
Daniel Brown,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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The filing highlights Royalty Pharma's position as the largest buyer of biopharmaceutical royalties, with a portfolio including royalties on over 35 commercial products and 14 development-stage product candidates.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
12 Feb. 2025
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Doncic was the Mavericks franchise player and in the full prime of his career.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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At 25, Doncic is just entering the prime of his career.—
Stefan Stevenson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Feb. 2025
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Second lady elect Usha Vance opted for a pink tea-length Oscar de la Renta coat and taupe boots.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
20 Jan. 2025
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With every point so critical, will coach Martin St. Louis elect to give Dobes more starts — or perhaps even a run of games at some point?—
Carol Schram,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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