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
Audrey Noble, Vogue, 7 May 2026
Princess Eugenie, 36, wore a cream jacket over a black maxi dress that highlighted her growing baby bump, finishing the look with sunglasses, a black bag and sneakers.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
Olivia Bria, Travel + Leisure, 18 Apr. 2026
Plus, similar tinted, brightening eye creams below.
—Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 14 Apr. 2026
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Noun
The tinted eye cream makes the clever case for best of both worlds.
—Audrey Noble, Vogue, 7 May 2026
Princess Eugenie, 36, wore a cream jacket over a black maxi dress that highlighted her growing baby bump, finishing the look with sunglasses, a black bag and sneakers.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
Verb
This trending Abercrombie & Fitch midi dress hits Italian fashion right on the head, especially in the white polka dot or cream floral pattern.
—Olivia Bria, Travel + Leisure, 18 Apr. 2026
Plus, similar tinted, brightening eye creams below.
—Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 14 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cream
Noun
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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
Verb
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The Trinity fire, which started May 1 in Phelan, burned 19 acres with no structures damaged, though the blaze destroyed an unknown number of Joshua trees.—
Blanca Begert,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2026
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But Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Ukrainian forces destroyed several military and other targets, while also inflicting significant damage on oil port infrastructure.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 May 2026
Verb
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The ride travels on an elliptical track and whips riders around bends.—
Finch Walker,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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Real estate agents whipped out their phones to put a hard sell on anything east of I-95.—
Pat Beall,
Sun Sentinel,
8 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
Verb
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Scrubbing can ruin the finish on fabric, especially upholstery.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
3 May 2026
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Safeguarding the location of the Bezos’ party could save the man Forbes calls the world’s fourth-richest person from having protesters ruin his evening.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
2 May 2026
Verb
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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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In tight spaces where a straight driver can't complete a full rotation, that elbow geometry is the difference between finishing the job and abandoning it after hurting your wrist, skinning your knuckles, and questioning your life choices.—
Omar Kardoudi
March 05,
New Atlas,
5 Mar. 2026
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Max Clark went 2-for-4 with three RBI and a run scored, driving in the winning run in the top of the seventh inning as Barnstable (9-5) defeated Mashpee, 8-6.—
Tyler McManus,
Boston Herald,
9 May 2026
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Several areas in the facility were unclean with excess grease/debris/residue including brown spill stains on top of the microwave and the floor below the main cook line.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
May 8,
Sacbee.com,
8 May 2026
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The house was set to be demolished after Sprague died, but instead it was purchased and partially restored by Roger and Mary Mildred DeWitt in the 1960s.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
8 May 2026
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Many family members are opposed to demolishing and/or selling the property.—
Mark Dent,
HubSpot,
8 May 2026
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“Cream.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cream. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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