crème de la crème

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Noun
  • Long stretches of The Paseo, Broadway Boulevard and Ward Parkway will close as racers aim to set personal bests, so plan accordingly.
    Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2025
  • This was baseball at its October best.
    Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Her dalliance with England's upper crust didn't stop there, either — the baker went on to provide the cake for Queen Elizabeth II's 90th birthday in 2016.
    Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Even with the other guys' admonitions not to, under any circumstances, be themselves, Dee and Charlie's improbable success in charming these scions of the Philly upper crust had the guys — and us — both baffled and anxiously awaiting an ugly twist.
    Dennis Perkins, EW.com, 10 July 2025
Noun
  • Vernengo said the reclassification of drug dealers as terrorists has led many in the region to assume that there is a push for a possible invasion of Venezuela, whose neighbors have no choice but to have a relationship with the United States.
    Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
  • With fewer families able to afford lessons and operating costs on the rise, Jackson has had to make difficult choices just to keep his doors open.
    Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • De Saint Sernin’s spring show was inspired by his French nobility roots, specifically his grandmother, who was a countess.
    Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Mozzi hails from Italian nobility and is the chief executive of Banda Property.
    Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Pair them with denim, chocolate brown trousers, or even a cream midi skirt for an easy pop of color that feels unexpected but still totally timeless.
    Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The heels retail for $1,565 and come in gray, yellow, green, white, cream, red and more.
    Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The organization’s Green Heart Project, which studies the impact of better air quality on heart disease through urban greening, has found that increasing the number of trees and shrubs in an area can create lower levels of a blood marker associated with inflammation.
    Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Donate today to preserve the quality and integrity of local journalism.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • To achieve professional-looking velvet nails, keep in mind that the most intense tones (such as reds, greens, or blues amplify the depth), while in soft colors like gray, beige or powdered pink, the texture becomes more discreet but just as elegant.
    Laura Solla, Glamour, 25 Oct. 2025
  • That show was significant to her for another reason, too — Jenner wore her hair in natural waves, which faded into a hot pink at the ends.
    Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Rather than the writer pontificating about how Pfleger needs to retire from active priesthood, how about a better use of his time by advocating the notion that pedophile priests should be retired to jail.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Black men also were banned from ordained priesthood.
    Suzette Hackney, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Crème de la crème.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cr%C3%A8me%20de%20la%20cr%C3%A8me. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.

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