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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
Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 June 2025
The elite wildland firefighters are tasked with applying their tactical knowledge to tamp down the biggest fires in the state.
—Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2025
Robert O. Keohane, Foreign Affairs, 2 June 2025
Ultimately, the elite of the elite earn a chance to compete in the state championship game in their respective divisions, and in consecutive seasons, the Grapevine Mustangs made it to the end.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 May 2025
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Adjective
Giving Rodgers another elite weapon would improve the Steelers' championship chances greatly.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 June 2025
The elite wildland firefighters are tasked with applying their tactical knowledge to tamp down the biggest fires in the state.
—Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2025
Noun
This attack is hard to understand except as a salvo in a culture war against putative elites who do not share the ideology of right-wing populism.
—Robert O. Keohane, Foreign Affairs, 2 June 2025
Ultimately, the elite of the elite earn a chance to compete in the state championship game in their respective divisions, and in consecutive seasons, the Grapevine Mustangs made it to the end.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elite
Adjective
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Businesses can incorporate scarcity into their own marketing by creating limited-time offers or product drops, and creating an exclusive community around the brand.—
Chelsea Tobin,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Variety debuts an exclusive first clip from the film and speaks to the director.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
5 June 2025
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But these structures still assume that AI’s future should be in the hands of an aristocracy of business and technical elites.—
Nathan Schneider,
The Conversation,
21 May 2025
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There's also an escalating series of cloak-and-dagger theatrics, which are in line with McBride's penchant for lampooning the retrograde behaviors and rituals of the Southern aristocracy.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
5 May 2025
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The blue sapphire is, in fact, often associated with royalty and nobility.—
Laia Farran Graves,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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Illumination has become an instrument of conferring nobility on those who would never seem to deserve it.—
Jason Farago,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The news arrives just days before Duran Duran kick off their European and U.K. tour with Rodgers and CHIC joining as special guests.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
2 June 2025
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McDonnell is a Times staff writer and Sánchez Vidal is a special correspondent.—
Patrick J. McDonnell,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2025
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Season three of Mike White’s chronicle of overprivileged Americans visiting the five-star resort chain/homicide magnet set a string of series bests throughout its run.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
23 May 2025
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Sophomore Darren Haggerty of Viewpoint, the school’s top wide receiver, surprised himself with personal bests to win the Division 4 long jump at 22 feet, 8 inches and high jump at 6-6.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2025
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In particular, Gilbert’s primary satire, of the English gentry, is unsalvageable.—
Jesse Green,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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But to assume the weekend was all the sanctum of the media landed gentry would be to assume wrong.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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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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And that same place gives the Eagles, 49ers and Cowboys better odds of winning the Super Bowl than the Lions at plus-2,000.—
Kirkland Crawford,
Detroit Free Press,
20 July 2023
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Nate Lewis had four hits and three RBIs, including the tiebreaker in the top of the ninth. Crespi 4, Mater Dei 3: Mikey Martinez hit a three-run home run and Jackson Eisenhauer threw two hits of shutout relief with four strikeouts.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2025
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Still, another factor should always rise to the top of the list: relationships.—
Shirin Ali,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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“Elite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elite. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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