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as in aristocracy
individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class
the winners of this science award represent the elite of our high schools
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as in nobility
the highest class in a society
the country's elite owned or controlled most of the wealth
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Recent Examples of elite
Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 29 May 2026
This beefy laptop blurs the line between an elite mobile gaming rig and a local-AI workstation.
—John Burek, PC Magazine, 29 May 2026
Literary Hub, 27 May 2026
The security elites currently leading the country appear to have prevailed over the ultra-hard-liners, who coalesced around the conservative politician Saeed Jalili to oppose diplomacy with the United States.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 27 May 2026
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Adjective
Marlins pitcher Eury Perez will miss eight weeks with a leg injury, a major blow to a Marlins rotation that recently lost elite prospect Robby Snelling to Tommy John surgery.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 29 May 2026
This beefy laptop blurs the line between an elite mobile gaming rig and a local-AI workstation.
—John Burek, PC Magazine, 29 May 2026
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Another is how Russian and Chinese political elites, and some in the United States, have aligned themselves with authoritarian agendas that many privately recognize could lead to disaster.
—Literary Hub, 27 May 2026
The security elites currently leading the country appear to have prevailed over the ultra-hard-liners, who coalesced around the conservative politician Saeed Jalili to oppose diplomacy with the United States.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 27 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elite
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Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
30 May 2026
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Thankfully for anyone seeking clarity, the Washington Post was able to explain exactly what the president has in mind, and when, after getting an exclusive statement from a Freedom 250 rep.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
30 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
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The Korean nobility of bygone eras simply had better taste.—
Lori Waxman,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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In particular, popes wanted to select the church’s bishops rather than allowing nobility or a king to do so.—
Joëlle Rollo-Koster,
Fortune,
15 Apr. 2026
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Depending on direct or indirect exposure by private creditors and special purpose vehicles to public banks, this may wipe out investors and trigger a broader recession.—
Rakesh Kumar,
Fortune,
30 May 2026
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Enjoy an afternoon of tie-dying and/or bleach-dying with music, food, drinks and a special beer release.—
Kate Bradshaw,
Mercury News,
30 May 2026
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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
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The nobles and gentry—the billionaires of Tudor England—made fortunes from the reclaimed monastery lands and created a myth of Henry’s military strength and English pride.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Oct. 2025
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Parker will play Mary Washington, George’s strong willed mother, while Rodgers will play Sally Cary, the charming beauty of the Virginia gentry who first sees his potential.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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Without better reporting, lawmakers and analysts will have to act with incomplete knowledge, essentially guessing effective tax rates based on limited and sometimes misleading reporting.—
Howard Gleckman,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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By better understanding how the AAC organizes vocal output in budgerigars, researchers hope to gain new insights into human speech disorders, such as aphasia and Parkinson’s disease, which can impair a person’s ability to produce language.—
Ella Jeffries,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 Mar. 2025
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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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“Elite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elite. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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