as in elite
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 opening of the Obama Presidential Center drew thousands, including A-list celebrities, to celebrate the facility honoring the 44th president's historic legacy.
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Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
But Nanjiani, who the series put in a Marvel-superhero, A-list-actor box from the beginning because of his role in the 2021 MCU film Eternals, was never going to fit in that mold.
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Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
17 June 2026
The A-list cast didn’t slum it during their five-month quarantine period, either.
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Christian Sylt,
Fortune,
17 June 2026
The organization’s annual benefit concert, Concert for Cures, recently surpassed $28 million raised for cancer research with A-list headliners including Elton John, Pink, Ed Sheeran and Alicia Keys.
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News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 June 2026
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Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
But Nanjiani, who the series put in a Marvel-superhero, A-list-actor box from the beginning because of his role in the 2021 MCU film Eternals, was never going to fit in that mold.
—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
17 June 2026
The A-list cast didn’t slum it during their five-month quarantine period, either.
—
Christian Sylt,
Fortune,
17 June 2026
The organization’s annual benefit concert, Concert for Cures, recently surpassed $28 million raised for cancer research with A-list headliners including Elton John, Pink, Ed Sheeran and Alicia Keys.
—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for A-list
Noun
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Unlike Plato, Antisthenes did not believe that true knowledge of virtue, justice, and related concepts can be understood only by a select intellectual elite.
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Social change tools once reserved for elites — academics, think tanks, publishers, media moguls — were now on everyone’s phones.
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Then, as things started to change politically in England, there was the beginning of that feeling of an uprising by the serfs against the aristocracy and the landowners, and this cultural hero rocking the boat and stealing from the rich to give to the poor started to be birthed.
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The Order used to be limited to the aristocracy, but members are now selected from a variety of backgrounds in celebration of their public service, with both men and women welcomed.
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The most productive game of his career came in the Chiefs’ Super Bowl loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, with personal bests of 157 yards and two touchdowns on eight receptions.
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In all, Enhanced said there were 14 personal bests set by 12 athletes, all of them swimmers and weightlifters.
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Tickets were still available for purchase on the X Games website as of early Friday evening, ranging from $19 single-day entry tickets to more than $400 premium tickets with access to the concerts on top of the X Games events.
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The top of the draft class is considered light on forwards and deep in defensemen.
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The licensee needs to submit reports on a regular basis, such as reporting sales each quarter which determines royalties owed.
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Her show has picked up viewers over the years, and Coon has become television royalty after The White Lotus (and, for some voters, The Leftovers).
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There are outcomes here where Dybantsa averages 30 points and six assists in his prime, providing slightly above-average defense.
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The 29-year-old is a two-time All-Star in his prime and in the midst of one of the best stretches of his career.
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But his situation is actually fairly complicated, in part because of how the Hall of Fame elects candidates.
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Lyons had joined Fiserv that January as president and CEO-elect.
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“A-list.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/A-list. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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