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upper crusts

noun

plural of upper crust
as in best
individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class the conference was a gathering of the upper crust of the computer programming industry

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  1. best
  2. elect
  3. elites
  4. royalties
  5. tops
  6. societies
  7. flowers
  8. qualities
Noun
  • But for the second straight week, Kelce had game-bests in receptions and receiving yards as the Chiefs beat the Colts 33-30 in overtime Sunday night at Arrowhead Stadium.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Benton had career bests in tackles (51), tackles for loss (6) and sacks (5 1/2) while helping the Steelers to the AFC North title.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of best
Noun
  • The first meeting was in November of last year at the White House, when Mamdani was mayor elect, and the second was in February, also at the White House.
    — Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The governor-elect faced a fight over removing Nick Balletto, who had initially been dismissive of Lamont as a candidate, as the Democratic state chair.
    — Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of elect
Noun
  • No, the Unabomber, a onetime math genius and professor named Ted Kaczynski, was basically a hermit nerd in a Montana cabin who mailed bombs to scientists, engineers, professors, and other elites.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
  • More than 80 years ago a novel sent shockwaves through Fort Worth for its portrayal of the city’s elites.
    — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of elites
Noun
  • In July, a Munich court ruled against Suno in a case brought by GEMA, which collects royalties for German songwriters and publishers.
    — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
  • More than $509,000 in support has come through those royalties, according to UNRWA USA CEO Mara Kronenfeld.
    — James Pollard, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of royalties
Noun
  • Beyond coffee, Gottsman said candidates should avoid other distractions or unprofessional impressions by putting away their phones, skipping overpowering fragrances, removing sunglasses from the tops of their heads and avoiding chewing gum.
    — Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • That roof and the Nugget Twin it tops have officially launched to give Nugget buyers a new winter-ready camper van option with four solid walls and space for four people.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of tops
Noun
  • The medical societies are recommending it as an option, however.
    — Mike Stobbe, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Cultural institutions remain important to the societies and cities around them.
    — Paolo Petrocelli, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of societies
Noun
  • The flowers are free, though visitors sometimes leave donations to help with the cost of keeping the garden growing.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
  • The Van Halen lead vocalist rocked a matching tropical-print set with Hawaiian flowers on the top and bottom.
    — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of flowers
Noun
  • Iron is long associated with immune support, soda is believed to aid digestion, arsenic is traditionally used to soothe arthritic pain, and lithia is prized for its calming qualities.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Sep. 2026
  • However, the leap from these qualities to assuming, hyperbolically, that AI will become a competitor, even a predatory species ready to eliminate us, is a fantastical step too far.
    — Keith Tidman, Baltimore Sun, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of qualities
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“Upper crusts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upper%20crusts. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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