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
Casting for the A-list female lead is currently underway.
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2025
Étoile’s end credits might as well be a list of the ballet world’s most elite: an A-list lineup of names from New York City Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, Dance Theatre of Harlem, Boston Ballet, the Paris Opera and more.
—Zoe G. Phillips, HollywoodReporter, 28 Apr. 2025
But as their organizers jockey for position and vie for A-list talent, festivals big and small are also fighting a common threat.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2025
Another executive at a different studio future-trips the consequences of Coogler’s deal in terms of making already fraught talent relationships even more difficult: by giving A-list directors unrealistic expectations.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2025
Étoile’s end credits might as well be a list of the ballet world’s most elite: an A-list lineup of names from New York City Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, Dance Theatre of Harlem, Boston Ballet, the Paris Opera and more.
—Zoe G. Phillips, HollywoodReporter, 28 Apr. 2025
But as their organizers jockey for position and vie for A-list talent, festivals big and small are also fighting a common threat.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2025
Another executive at a different studio future-trips the consequences of Coogler’s deal in terms of making already fraught talent relationships even more difficult: by giving A-list directors unrealistic expectations.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for A-list
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The Kings tied franchise bests for wins (48) and points (105) this season and won a team-record 31 times at home during the regular season, finishing ahead of the Oilers in the Pacific Division standings for the first time in seven years.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2025
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Both placements are new personal bests for the rapper.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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The actors would be walking a fine line, trading on their star power to get staffers’ attention but playing up their everyday qualities so as not to seem like elites.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
2 May 2025
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The following year, Lord & Taylor president Dorothy Shaver established a formal management structure for both the institute and its annual gala, streamlined operations, and helped burnish the reputation of the fledgling institution among New York’s social elite.—
Elizabeth Castaldo Lundén,
The Conversation,
1 May 2025
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Sam’s parents were the discount-rack version of Southern aristocracy.—
Lauren Michele Jackson,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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See treasures The elegant artifacts likely belonged to a high-ranking individual, possibly a member of the aristocracy, experts said.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Miami Herald,
16 Apr. 2025
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The flowers open sequentially from the top down, providing long-lasting color through the summer months.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
29 Apr. 2025
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City has been a long way from the top of English and European soccer.—
Graham Ruthven,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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Here's a look back at Underwood's rise from reality TV contestant to country music royalty.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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Other potential mechanisms include robust licensing or royalty systems, such as creating a royalty clearinghouse (like the music industry's BMI or ASCAP) for efficient licensing and fair compensation.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
25 Apr. 2025
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There was so much on the line for Colorado — another year of Nathan MacKinnon’s prime potentially wasted, another series of future-mortgaging win-now moves potentially squandered, another step closer to being one-Cup wonders potentially taken.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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Some of Tampa Bay’s biggest names are no longer in their prime, and even a minuscule dip in ability makes a difference in this type of series.—
John Romano,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 May 2025
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Speaking last month at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference, Fox Corp. CEO Lachlan Murdoch said the company would seek to revise its $22.3 billion Sunday-afternoon package, should the NFL elect to trigger the opt-out option.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Atif Zaim, current U.S. consulting leader and deputy chair elect at KPMG, sees this moment as an opportunity to improve his consulting practice.—
Haniya Rae,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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“A-list.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/A-list. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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