as in best
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
There was a period in the late Nineties and early aughts when every blockbuster movie was seemingly accompanied by an equally-popular soundtrack, with the songs and A-list artists almost as inescapable as the action on screen.
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Tim Chan, Rolling Stone, 27 June 2025
The billionaire Amazon founder, 61, and the journalist, 55, are set to tie the knot in Venice, where they will be joined by many A-list guests to celebrate over three days.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 27 June 2025
Conversations are underway with other A-list actresses, and production is still targeting a 2026 start once the role is recast.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 27 June 2025
Not every A-list actor has a filmography that lives up to their status.
—Derek Scancarelli, EW.com, 27 June 2025
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Tim Chan, Rolling Stone, 27 June 2025
The billionaire Amazon founder, 61, and the journalist, 55, are set to tie the knot in Venice, where they will be joined by many A-list guests to celebrate over three days.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 27 June 2025
Conversations are underway with other A-list actresses, and production is still targeting a 2026 start once the role is recast.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 27 June 2025
Not every A-list actor has a filmography that lives up to their status.
—Derek Scancarelli, EW.com, 27 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for A-list
Noun
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On this trip, there would be no time for work anxieties or type-A chasing of personal bests.—
Kathy Roberson,
Travel + Leisure,
15 June 2025
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Profar had career bests in average (.280), OBP (.380) and slugging percentage (.459) in 2024 for San Diego.—
David O'Brien,
New York Times,
14 June 2025
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The area became favored by the elite when the Rockefellers purchased land there in the 1960s.—
Melinda Sheckells,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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But he is despised by Thailand’s powerful elites, who saw his rule as corrupt, authoritarian and socially destabilizing.—
Lionel Lim,
Fortune,
19 June 2025
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According to Back, this intellectual aristocracy persisted until the dilution of Bloomsbury by new members from outside the family lineage.—
Jenny Noyce,
JSTOR Daily,
14 May 2025
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The landed aristocracy of Great Britain long ago discovered that to be a way to keep their inheritance intact.—
Miami Herasld Archives,
Miami Herald,
7 Jan. 2025
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Once the grill top gets nice and hot, use your now-clean brush to make one more pass across the grates.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 June 2025
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At the top of that class is the Flower Pot Fountain, which sends leaf- or flower-like clusters of sparks sprouting in different directions.—
Ethan Wolin,
Sacbee.com,
28 June 2025
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Structure for success: Offer creators both equity and short-term incentives like royalties to ensure full commitment. Build the business beyond the creator: The product must stand on its own.—
Ian Shepherd,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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Our obsession with royalty does not seem like the kind of fetish that protects.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
26 June 2025
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The soaring salary cap has created many more viable suitors for Marner, who’s expected to leave the Toronto Maple Leafs, and most of them will be far more attractive for a player in his prime than the Blackhawks, who are still years off from contending.—
Scott Powers,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
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Anthony Davis, Max Christie and a 2029 1st round pick landed one of the NBA’s elite players in his prime.—
Tony Blengino,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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Members of Iranian paramilitary women forces (Basij) wear masks of Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US elect Donald Trump with a red cross of it, during an anti-Israeli rally to show their solidarity with the Palestinian and Lebanese people, in Tehran, January 10, 2025.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 June 2025
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Their 2-1 victory there solidified their status as elect champions of Italy.—
Ahmed Walid,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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“A-list.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/A-list. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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