as in best
individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class
the school accepts only the cream of the world's young violinists
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as in to destroy
to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of
the head-on collision creamed the brand-new car in an instant
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as in to whip
to defeat by a large margin
the novice player was creamed in her first tennis tournament
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Recent Examples of cream
Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 4 June 2026
Their meat is white or cream colored.
—Ken Perrotte, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2026
Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Apr. 2026
Return soup to the soup pot and add the half-and-half or cream and stir into blend.
—Mary Ann Esposito, Boston Herald, 22 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Get free Korean donuts at Bonchon Bonchon Korean Fried Chicken is offering customers one of its signature Korean donuts, coated in cinnamon sugar and served with a sweet cream dipping sauce, free with any purchase of $15 or more.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 4 June 2026
Their meat is white or cream colored.
—Ken Perrotte, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2026
Verb
Its flower colors range from shades of yellow to cream, pink, and red.
—Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Apr. 2026
Return soup to the soup pot and add the half-and-half or cream and stir into blend.
—Mary Ann Esposito, Boston Herald, 22 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cream
Noun
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In all, Enhanced said there were 14 personal bests set by 12 athletes, all of them swimmers and weightlifters.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2026
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Despite the sporadic flips between putting on offensive clinics and going silent, Nazar posted career bests of 15 goals, 26 assists and 41 points in 66 games.—
Kalen Lumpkins,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2026
Verb
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Fueled by large stocks of critically dry vegetation and extreme winds, the fires killed 31 people, destroyed nearly 12,000 homes, and forced over 150,000 evacuations.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
31 May 2026
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But satellite images reviewed by CNN show how Iran has used simple equipment such as bulldozers and dump trucks to counter those costly campaigns — suggesting that Tehran’s missile capabilities can’t be destroyed just by targeting tunnel entrances, experts said.—
Tamara Qiblawi,
CNN Money,
31 May 2026
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The wind whipped her face and her little legs stretched higher and higher, pulling her into orbit.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
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Last month, as a steady, pre-rainy season wind whipped off the Atlantic Ocean, the sounds of samba, morna and jazz filled the streets.—
Ricci Shryock,
NPR,
27 May 2026
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The pair founded the company together in 2015; the row is a family squabble within the new AI aristocracy.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
19 May 2026
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College football has always been an aristocracy, and most fans like it that way.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
Verb
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Our house, ruined by the 1987 Whittier Narrows earthquake, was rebuilt from the foundation up.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 June 2026
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Undefeated this season on clay, the 15th-seeded Ukrainian player reached the quarterfinals at the French Open for the first time on Sunday by taking out four-time champion Iga Swiatek 7-5, 6-1 and ruining her birthday.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 May 2026
Verb
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One after another, Travis Street Hospitality restaurants have taught Dallas that there’s more than one way to skin an andouillette.—
Claudia Alarcón,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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All of the carcasses that washed ashore had been skinned, Cole said, with some missing their front paws.—
Francie Ebert,
NBC news,
3 Apr. 2026
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Hulst would start in a hilly stretch of Laguna Beach, charge up one hill, then run at the top to the next block, down that street, run another block and sprint up that street, repeating the process up and down 31 hills.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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First baseman Rafael Devers reached base three times with two hits and a walk, driving in a run in the top of the ninth with his first triple since July 28, 2024.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
30 May 2026
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Two other properties were purchased in 2024, one of which was a barbershop that was demolished, and a third property was purchased in 2025.—
Delia Rose Sauer,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2026
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Before filing plans to demolish the building within the next two weeks, Kennedy planned Thursday night’s event to honor the structure.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
29 May 2026
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“Cream.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cream. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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