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Recent Examples of A-list Alas, Sydney Sweeney has recently found herself at the center of a similar kind of rumor mill, though the subjects are a bit more A-list than a particularly violent high school quarterback and the hot girl auditioning for Oklahoma. Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 17 Apr. 2025 Leitch films always tend to draw top talent and this film is no different with an A-list ensemble expected to join the cast. Justin Kroll, Deadline, 17 Apr. 2025 Vote on the fate of these TV series in USA TODAY's Save Our Shows poll And likely the A-list attendees as well, as Bargatze's clean comedy is clever without being cruel. Erin Jensen, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2025 While Combs’ lawyers at first thought their A-list client would be housed in the restrictive Special Housing Unit where inmates spend 23 hours a day inside their cell, he was instead sent to the less harsh 4 North Unit. Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 15 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for A-list
Recent Examples of Synonyms for A-list
Noun
  • Delaney, who has been public about his own experience with death in losing his toddler-aged son to a brain tumor, and Slate, a comedian with the soul of a poet, are each at their bests here.
    Alison Herman, Variety, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Her personal bests are 12.24 and 11.09, respectively.
    Katelyn Hutchison, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Explore Jessie Jo Dillon Zach Top See latest videos, charts and news Hosted by media personality Storme Warren, the event saw many of Nashville’s songwriting and publishing elites gather to fete top songs, songwriters, artists and publishers.
    Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 9 Apr. 2025
  • And then there's the Ratliff family, a clan of Southern elites with dark secrets galore portrayed by Jason Isaacs, Parker Posey, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Sarah Catherine Cook, and Sam Nivola.
    Randall Colburn, EW.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • His only friends were the sons and some daughters of the old English aristocracy, who were all like this.
    Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Its purple dye, now faded to a red tint, was associated with elite aristocracy in ancient times, the institute said.
    Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 12 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Laying out the bill at the top of the debate, Rep. Brad Buckley, a Salado Republican and the bill’s House sponsor, said the legislation empowers parents to choose the educational path that best fits their child’s need.
    Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Apr. 2025
  • If desired, turn oven to broil and broil until top is evenly browned in spots, about 2 minutes.
    Nicole Hopper, Southern Living, 17 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • She may have been overlooked due to her age, size, and need to be the only pet—but, to us, she's always been royalty.
    David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Adam Levine is looking back on an awkward run-in with music royalty.
    Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Scotty Bowman in his prime couldn’t have rescued this group from the abyss of not giving a crap after their own GM decided to break things up 20 games in.
    Arthur Staple, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Moseley stars as ‘Logan Marshall,’ a man in his prime; a rising political star and the Independent candidate in the upcoming Kentucky gubernatorial election.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Speaking last month at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference, Fox Corp. CEO Lachlan Murdoch said the company would seek to revise its $22.3 billion Sunday-afternoon package, should the NFL elect to trigger the opt-out option.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Atif Zaim, current U.S. consulting leader and deputy chair elect at KPMG, sees this moment as an opportunity to improve his consulting practice.
    Haniya Rae, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025

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“A-list.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/A-list. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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