: a list or group of individuals of the highest level of society, excellence, or eminence
A-list adjective
A-list movies
A-list celebrities
A-lister noun
Hollywood A-listers

Examples of A-list in a Sentence

the ceremony featured an A-list of Hollywood stars
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Come back tomorrow for more of the latest A-list outings! Grace Harrington, People.com, 25 May 2025 Britney Spears, Dallas Austin attended Cassie's birthday party In court, Ventura Fine detailed the A-list attendees at her 21st birthday party, which included pop princess Britney Spears and hit producer Dallas Austin. Jay Stahl, USA Today, 23 May 2025 But the wildly ambitious Levi has even bigger plans than securing a spot on the A-list. Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 22 May 2025 And while Sirens shows flickers of ambition to transcend the typical A-list crime soap, its admittedly addictive pleasures are chiefly of the sudsy variety. Judy Berman, Time, 22 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for A-list

Word History

First Known Use

1935, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of A-list was in 1935

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“A-list.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/A-list. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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