CORPS D'ELITE Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

corps d'elite

noun

ˌkȯr-dā-ˈlēt

Definition of corps d'elite

as in best

individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class the atomic bomb developers for the Manhattan Project constituted the corps d'elite of American science

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Noun

Scott William Winters plays Clark, a Harvard student who Will intellectually bests.

— Jacqueline Weiss, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026
His hitting metrics are all career bests, and he’s headed for his fourth consecutive season of 20-plus homers.

— Zack Meisel, New York Times, 24 July 2026

Definition of best

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The latter category, anticipating biomimicry, is well represented by the automata that captivated the aristocracy in the following century.

— Jonathon Keats, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
At last, Jones also thought, there was a chance to spotlight the dynamic between North Wales‘ working-class community and its aristocracy on the big screen, a corner of Britain’s social history that has long been sidelined.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 29 June 2026

Definition of aristocracy

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Even outside of Law’s upper crust of prospects, the Dodgers have intriguing pieces such as right-hander Christian Zazueta who would fill in credibly as headliners for a trade.

— Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026
She’s being raised in upper crust Gilead society, tutored in a private girls’ school led by Aunt Lydia (Ann Dowd) for a potential prosperous husband, specifically one in the upper ranks of the military.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 27 May 2026

Definition of upper crust

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With energy prices moving higher in July so far, and recent strong statements on fighting inflation, markets see broadly a 1 in 3 chance that the FOMC elects to increase rates in July.

— Simon Moore, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Veleria Levy, representative-elect for northeast Charlotte’s state House District 99, testified against Duke’s original proposal this spring.

— Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 13 July 2026

Definition of elect

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Bhatty says that liquid formulations are the easiest to work with, but cream blush isn’t entirely out of the question.

— Audrey Noble, Vogue, 6 Aug. 2026
Pretty early on Europeans became obsessed with skin whitening creams—again, problematic—many of which contained really, really harmful ingredients, also problematic, like lead and mercury.

— Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 6 Aug. 2026

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