: 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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The top-tier 5 Gig plan costs approximately $255 per month, plus taxes and fees.
—Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
For example, should the classy lady in question love playing hostess, the gift of top-tier Le Creuset cookware will feel less like a luxury and more like a necessity — unwrapped just in time for New Year’s Eve entertaining.
—Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2025
The studios and streaming business is also a unique opportunity to own a top-tier brand in HBO, as well as IP whose value keeps rising.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 8 Nov. 2025
Wide receiver advantage If Iowa State were healthy, this would have been a top-tier matchup between the Big 12’s best group of receivers against the best secondary in the league.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Nov. 2025
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Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
For example, should the classy lady in question love playing hostess, the gift of top-tier Le Creuset cookware will feel less like a luxury and more like a necessity — unwrapped just in time for New Year’s Eve entertaining.
—Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2025
The studios and streaming business is also a unique opportunity to own a top-tier brand in HBO, as well as IP whose value keeps rising.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 8 Nov. 2025
Wide receiver advantage If Iowa State were healthy, this would have been a top-tier matchup between the Big 12’s best group of receivers against the best secondary in the league.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Nov. 2025
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“Top-tier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/top-tier. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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