: a list or group of individuals of the highest level of society, excellence, or eminence
A-list
adjective
A-list movies
A-list celebrities
Examples of A-list in a Sentence
the ceremony featured an A-list of Hollywood stars
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Arriving in both wedge and kitten-heel form, this season’s iterations come backed by serious sources—from the catwalk (Khaite, Alaïa, and Gucci) to the A-list crowd (Hailey Bieber, Kendall Jenner) to Vogue editors themselves.
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Laura Jackson, Vogue, 9 Mar. 2026
The club’s fortunes have been transformed over the five years since, but even with A-list celebrities in the stands, lending an air of celebrity that seems at odds with this unpretentious North Wales town, a sense of earthiness endures.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026
A-list guests were popping in and out, and suave pilots were swinging through.
—Patricia Gallagher Newberry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Mar. 2026
Lauren Sánchez and Jeff Bezos’s wedding last summer was a lavish, $50 million affair, with an A-list guest list full of celebrities like Kim Kardashian, Kylie Jenner, and Leonardo DiCaprio, a dreamy Venice destination, and not one, but three different wedding dresses.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 3 Mar. 2026
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Laura Jackson, Vogue, 9 Mar. 2026
The club’s fortunes have been transformed over the five years since, but even with A-list celebrities in the stands, lending an air of celebrity that seems at odds with this unpretentious North Wales town, a sense of earthiness endures.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026
A-list guests were popping in and out, and suave pilots were swinging through.
—Patricia Gallagher Newberry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Mar. 2026
Lauren Sánchez and Jeff Bezos’s wedding last summer was a lavish, $50 million affair, with an A-list guest list full of celebrities like Kim Kardashian, Kylie Jenner, and Leonardo DiCaprio, a dreamy Venice destination, and not one, but three different wedding dresses.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 3 Mar. 2026
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“A-list.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/A-list. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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