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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The pair went on a double date with A-list couple Bradley Cooper and model Gigi Hadid.
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Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2025
What To Know On Thursday, the A-list couple enjoyed a date night at Florida's Amerant Bank Arena to watch the National Hockey League's (NHL) Florida Panthers take on the Edmonton Oilers.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
Sure, the guy’s got A-list stylists and groomers on speed dial, but behind that globetrotting schedule is this 3-step skincare routine.
—Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 13 June 2025
George Clooney’s Good Night, and Good Luck became the first play to gross $4 million in a single week, but for most A-list stars the Great White Way isn’t paved with gold.
—Matt Craig, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
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Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2025
What To Know On Thursday, the A-list couple enjoyed a date night at Florida's Amerant Bank Arena to watch the National Hockey League's (NHL) Florida Panthers take on the Edmonton Oilers.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
Sure, the guy’s got A-list stylists and groomers on speed dial, but behind that globetrotting schedule is this 3-step skincare routine.
—Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 13 June 2025
George Clooney’s Good Night, and Good Luck became the first play to gross $4 million in a single week, but for most A-list stars the Great White Way isn’t paved with gold.
—Matt Craig, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for A-list
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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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That move had gone down badly with a number of investors, unlike today’s announcement which could soon see Gucci and other Kering brands under the stewardship of a boss who drove Renault back to the top.—
Mark Faithfull,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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The Midnight Madness People’s Choice Award goes on to shoot to the near top of Netflix’s chart of non-English film hits on record, now featuring as No. 5 with 82.8 million views.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
16 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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Two young women gunned down and killed in the prime of their life.—
Paloma Chavez,
Miami Herald,
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 30 Jun. 2025.
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