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
Several A-list rappers, including Travis Scott, T.I. and Killer Mike, had filed briefs at the Supreme Court in support of Broadnax's appeal.
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CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
The Canouan Estate team can also spend time sourcing an A-list performance for you and your friends, too.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 29 Apr. 2026
The guests will be in France for the Cannes Film Festival, so there will probably be a lot of A-list actors, filmmakers, and assistants trying to make movie magic happen.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2026
A-list celebrities and an unostentatious and discerning clientele of predominantly French, US, European, and South American guests, many of them regulars who stay for a week or more.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
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CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
The Canouan Estate team can also spend time sourcing an A-list performance for you and your friends, too.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 29 Apr. 2026
The guests will be in France for the Cannes Film Festival, so there will probably be a lot of A-list actors, filmmakers, and assistants trying to make movie magic happen.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2026
A-list celebrities and an unostentatious and discerning clientele of predominantly French, US, European, and South American guests, many of them regulars who stay for a week or more.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for A-list
Noun
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Georgia Tech football might have found its next elite running back just 25 miles north of Bobby Dodd Stadium.—
Jack Leo,
AJC.com,
1 May 2026
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There were ups and downs through the race’s first few decades, but always a consistent effort to get elites— women included—to the track.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
1 May 2026
Noun
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Breyer is married to Joanna Freda Hare, a psychologist and member of the British aristocracy.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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The lower classes and the clergy had always hated the Castilians, and the Portuguese aristocracy and the commercial classes—previously content with the patronage and the economic opportunities that the union with Spain had provided—had become dissatisfied during the preceding 20 years.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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Test your knowledge of baseball bests, restaurant revamps and more in this week's American Culture Quiz.—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
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Then the speakers’ exhortations to excellence would build in emotional intensity until women began to weep and the meeting erupted in spontaneous pledges to set new personal bests.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The Stars’ biggest strength is their depth, and removing the linchpin from the top of the lineup affected every line.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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Plus, the more restrained growth of today still comes on top of a much larger business, the Zenith CEO pointed out.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
1 May 2026
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Not to mention the times when actual royalty have attended, like Princess Diana’s sole appearance at the event, in 1996.—
Erika Harwood,
Vanity Fair,
30 Apr. 2026
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Spatola was paid $2,000 but never signed away his rights to songwriting credit or royalties, the lawyer said.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
30 Apr. 2026
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The backstory Hotelier and owner Heleen Uitenbroek rescued the palace, which likely hadn’t seen love since its prime in the 15th century.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Apr. 2026
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Kyle Busch is very clearly past his prime.—
Zach Dean OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Obama’s staff would look less amused a few weeks later, as their boss hosted President-elect Trump at the White House.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Apr. 2026
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Hungarian premier-elect Peter Magyar’s incoming cabinet plans to cut taxes for low earners and held talks to repair ties with banks that frayed under Viktor Orban’s tumultuous 16 years in power.—
Andras Gergely,
Bloomberg,
23 Apr. 2026
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“A-list.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/A-list. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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