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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
Sacbee.com, 28 Feb. 2026
Not to mention, what an elite color combination.
—Christina Perrier, InStyle, 27 Feb. 2026
Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 27 Feb. 2026
And while the first half of this season felt overstuffed with subplots, its second half settles more evenly into all of them, including the woes and romances of both London’s elite and its more lower-class members.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 26 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
Some of the women were the mothers of talented skiers enrolled in an elite ski program at nearby Sugar Bowl Academy and spent much of their time in the Donner Pass area.
—Sacbee.com, 28 Feb. 2026
Not to mention, what an elite color combination.
—Christina Perrier, InStyle, 27 Feb. 2026
Noun
Pasadena’s aerospace elite are taking AI off-planet.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 27 Feb. 2026
And while the first half of this season felt overstuffed with subplots, its second half settles more evenly into all of them, including the woes and romances of both London’s elite and its more lower-class members.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 26 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elite
Adjective
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Keep scrolling to shop 34 exclusive deals from Amazon’s members-only section.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Feb. 2026
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At a time when private education is becoming increasingly exclusive, our public system should be expanding high-quality options, not limiting them.—
Jacquelyn Martell,
New York Daily News,
28 Feb. 2026
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Film clips play silently in windows throughout the room, and even without words guests can sense the tension between old aristocracy and the rising influence of the merchant class.—
Jane Wooldridge,
Miami Herald,
19 Feb. 2026
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But the Westeros aristocracy likely won’t see Baelor as disposable.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
16 Feb. 2026
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The most recent season featured Benedict Bridgerton (Luke Thompson) falling for maid and illegitimate child of nobility Sophie Baek (Yerin Ha) over the course of eight very Cinderella-esque episodes.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
27 Feb. 2026
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Being a parent, Johnson insisted, isn’t about nobility or beauty, pride or pleasure.—
Daniel Smith,
The Atlantic,
27 Feb. 2026
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There must be experts to identify the two or three special players at each age group.—
Philipp Lahm,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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This detailed build also includes a commemorative armored Batman minifigure and a special golden coin built right into the cockpit, which marks 20 years of Lego Batman builds.—
Brittany Anas,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Feb. 2026
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Day Day Thomas matched a career-best with seven 3-pointers and scored a season-high 26 points, Moustapha Thiam added a double-double and Cincinnati routed Oklahoma State 91-68 on Saturday.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Feb. 2026
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Swimmers from across Texas competed in the UIL Class 5A State Swimming and Diving Championships at the Lee & Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center, chasing state titles and personal bests.—
Austin American Statesman,
Austin American Statesman,
25 Feb. 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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The path to the top is not professionally supported.—
Philipp Lahm,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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Heat 2 cups milk in the top of a double boiler just until bubbles start to form on the bottom of the pan.—
Indianapolis Star,
IndyStar,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Elite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elite. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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