: of the highest level or rank with regard to quality, reputation, or importance
Top-tier wines are the result of artisanal production techniques that demand rigorous attention to detail and, on occasion, financial sacrifice.—
Daniel Sogg
Daniel SoggIn general, the top-tier schools measure their success by the salaries that their graduates earn …—Peter Baida
Peter Baida… leave fellow Republicans open to attack on what's shaping up as a top-tier issue in the 2008 elections.—Mark Hertsgaard
Mark HertsgaardYes, this Kansas team is loaded with top-tier talent …—Joe Posnanski
Joe PosnanskiKemp's first objective, his handlers said, was to establish himself as a top-tier contender.—Lucy Howard
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What makes season 6 a top-tier installment is witnessing two power alliances (the Friendship and the Sovereign 6) going head-to-head and trading blows back-and-forth every single week.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 4 June 2026
The owners of a top-tier Spanish soccer team had to move fast.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 4 June 2026
The good news for fans who have tickets to one of the seven games at Gillette Stadium — aka Boston Stadium for this tournament — is that some of the top-tier teams will make their way through Foxboro.
—Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 4 June 2026
By the end of last year, Porter was playing like a top-tier corner.
—Mike Defabo, New York Times, 3 June 2026
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Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 4 June 2026
The owners of a top-tier Spanish soccer team had to move fast.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 4 June 2026
The good news for fans who have tickets to one of the seven games at Gillette Stadium — aka Boston Stadium for this tournament — is that some of the top-tier teams will make their way through Foxboro.
—Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 4 June 2026
By the end of last year, Porter was playing like a top-tier corner.
—Mike Defabo, New York Times, 3 June 2026
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“Top-tier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/top-tier. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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