as in best
individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class
the ceremony featured an A-list of Hollywood stars
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Recent Examples of A-list
Edgar-Jones has had many A-list male co-stars like Glen Powell on Twisters, Sebastian Stan on Fresh, and Paul Mescal on Normal People.
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Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 25 Mar. 2025
The move is notable because Whitesell is better known as the agent of much of Hollywood’s A-list, including Christian Bale, Idris Elba and Amy Schumer, according to published reports.
—Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 24 Mar. 2025
The Stranger Things star, 21, founded the cosmetics and fashion brand Florence by Mills, and a new advert included a shoutout to the A-list couple.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Awards season might be over, but a number of A-list stars are ready to keep the celebrations going on Saturday at the 2025 Truth Awards.
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 13 Mar. 2025
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Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 25 Mar. 2025
The move is notable because Whitesell is better known as the agent of much of Hollywood’s A-list, including Christian Bale, Idris Elba and Amy Schumer, according to published reports.
—Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 24 Mar. 2025
The Stranger Things star, 21, founded the cosmetics and fashion brand Florence by Mills, and a new advert included a shoutout to the A-list couple.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Awards season might be over, but a number of A-list stars are ready to keep the celebrations going on Saturday at the 2025 Truth Awards.
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for A-list
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This is meant to be the time to develop the conditioning needed to break records or run personal bests later in the year.—
Liam Tharme,
The Athletic,
19 Feb. 2025
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Historically, Rose, Whittaker and Willis all own career bests inside the NCAA top five performances of all-time.—
Cory Mull,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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The last week-and-a-half has been a blast and she’s played like someone who can compete against and trouble the elite.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Among the Italian elites, knowledge was a form of social currency, and learned women were admired as symbols of familial and civic prestige.—
Manuela Callari,
Smithsonian Magazine,
26 Mar. 2025
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French Aristocracy And Land (18th Century) Before the French Revolution, most agricultural land was owned by the aristocracy.—
Vitaliy Goncharuk,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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The fabric, once a symbol of elite aristocracy, was found in a lead coffin, along with other exceptional artifacts.—
Stories by Real-Time news team, with AI summarization,
Miami Herald,
14 Feb. 2025
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One lesson from the anti-CAA protests is that change doesn’t always start at the top.—
Janice Gassam Asare,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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It had already been announced by then that Tuchel would be leaving the club at the end of the season, and Bayern were trailing eventual champions Bayer Leverkusen at the top of the table, but Barry took the time to arrange it for Coleman and Bell to sit in a hospitality box at the Allianz Arena.—
Simon Hughes,
The Athletic,
23 Mar. 2025
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That Nike deal only guaranteed the club a base of £30m per year, but uplifts including 20 per cent net royalties on club merchandise sales pushed their earnings from the deal over the £60m mark.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
The Athletic,
20 Mar. 2025
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In fiscal 2024, the NCAA’s royalties and promotional rights brought in $17.3 million, while ticket sales and other revenue direct from its championships made another $263.2 million.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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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
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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
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That fee in turn gets deducted from the purchase price should the customer elect to buy it instead of returning the item.—
Vicki M. Young,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Mar. 2025
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Second lady elect Usha Vance opted for a pink tea-length Oscar de la Renta coat and taupe boots.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
20 Jan. 2025
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“A-list.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/A-list. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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