as in best
individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class
a list of titles that represents the crème de la crème of the multitude of books published over the past year
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Recent Examples of crème de la crème
The creme de la creme is SpaceX’s satellite business.
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Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
14 June 2026
Which is perhaps why it’s taken the editors and contributors at Robb Report a little longer than usual to come up with the creme de la creme of the fair.
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Justin Fenner,
Robb Report,
22 Apr. 2026
CalArts has always been there and is still the creme de la creme.
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Rosemary Rossi,
Variety,
28 Oct. 2025
Paris is a hotel city—there's no shortage of good ones—but the Hotel George V is the creme de la creme.
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Charlie Hobbs,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 Sep. 2025
Definitely the creme de la creme, for sure.
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William Lambers,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
Every year, the world’s leading rum experts gather to taste through the creme de la creme of the rum world.
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Kate Dingwall,
Forbes,
28 Nov. 2024
The brand’s debut property in the Mexican Caribbean has received high praise in its first year, establishing itself as the creme de la creme of Tulum stays.
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Dania Lucero Ortiz,
Town & Country,
30 Aug. 2023
Netflix’s Love Is Blind, the creme de la creme of TV dating shows, is back for a big fourth season.
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Women's Health,
24 Mar. 2023
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
14 June 2026
Which is perhaps why it’s taken the editors and contributors at Robb Report a little longer than usual to come up with the creme de la creme of the fair.
—
Justin Fenner,
Robb Report,
22 Apr. 2026
CalArts has always been there and is still the creme de la creme.
—
Rosemary Rossi,
Variety,
28 Oct. 2025
Paris is a hotel city—there's no shortage of good ones—but the Hotel George V is the creme de la creme.
—
Charlie Hobbs,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 Sep. 2025
Definitely the creme de la creme, for sure.
—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
Every year, the world’s leading rum experts gather to taste through the creme de la creme of the rum world.
—
Kate Dingwall,
Forbes,
28 Nov. 2024
The brand’s debut property in the Mexican Caribbean has received high praise in its first year, establishing itself as the creme de la creme of Tulum stays.
—
Dania Lucero Ortiz,
Town & Country,
30 Aug. 2023
Netflix’s Love Is Blind, the creme de la creme of TV dating shows, is back for a big fourth season.
—
Women's Health,
24 Mar. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crème de la crème
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The most productive game of his career came in the Chiefs’ Super Bowl loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, with personal bests of 157 yards and two touchdowns on eight receptions.
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In all, Enhanced said there were 14 personal bests set by 12 athletes, all of them swimmers and weightlifters.
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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.
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To give the illusion of a real club for California’s upper crust, several celebrities make cameos as club guests, including Michael Phelps, Suni Lee, and Finneas O’Connell, all of whom play snobbish parodies of themselves.
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But as far as nobility in football goes, Lagerbielke is a rare player to make it this far in their career, with a bright future seemingly still ahead.
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This piece of jewelry, worn by Princess Elisabeth, was a wedding gift from the Belgian nobility to Mathilde on the occasion of her wedding in 1999.
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Park conditions change constantly and visitors' choice of activities and level of preparedness are big factors in determining risk.
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Bad choices like that are a through-line for this whole story, all the way back to Otto Hightower encouraging his daughter, Alicent, to befriend Rhaenyra’s father, King Viserys.
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Whole-wheat batter, sweet-cream butter, and local maple syrup make for the sweetest start to the day.
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At long last, a place to get Augustinus Bader creams and Westman Atelier contour sticks.
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Despite having all those qualities, the biggest reason Argentina could be set up to defend its title is a favorable draw to the semifinals.
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Another quality pick is the Simple Modern Travel Coffee Mug, which is only $18 at Amazon.
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The iconic pink Hello Kitty Cafe Truck will also be making two stops in the Chicago suburbs this summer, with the first stop scheduled this weekend.
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Pick up a few shades, from barely-there neutrals or bold reds and pinks.
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Parsi priesthood is hereditary, meaning all the boys here have been born into priestly families.
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Cosmetics in 2004 but left in 2019, is sharing a glimpse into his spiritual journey to priesthood.
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