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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These will include A-list names such as Julia Roberts, George Clooney, Cate Blanchett, Al Pacino, Idris Elba, Emma Stone, Emily Blunt, Laura Dern, Adam Driver, Ayo Edebiri, Andrew Garfield and Chloë Sevigny, just to cite a few.
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Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 22 July 2025
On the pitch, there were A-list stars aplenty in the 2005 Ashes.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
While Kang’s future (or lack of one) in the MCU is obvious, Feige was far more circumspect about whether audiences can expect to see other A-list MCU cameos — like Charlize Theron’s Clea, Brett Goldstein’s Hercules, Harry Styles’ Starfox and Sacha Baron Cohen’s Mephisto — again in later projects.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 20 July 2025
For a top-tier spirit there is no better endorsement than an A-list musician.
—Steve Baltin, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
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Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 22 July 2025
On the pitch, there were A-list stars aplenty in the 2005 Ashes.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
While Kang’s future (or lack of one) in the MCU is obvious, Feige was far more circumspect about whether audiences can expect to see other A-list MCU cameos — like Charlize Theron’s Clea, Brett Goldstein’s Hercules, Harry Styles’ Starfox and Sacha Baron Cohen’s Mephisto — again in later projects.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 20 July 2025
For a top-tier spirit there is no better endorsement than an A-list musician.
—Steve Baltin, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for A-list
Noun
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Judge holds career bests of 10.60 in the 100 and 21.85 in the 200.—
Matt Roy,
Boston Herald,
11 July 2025
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In 2017, thousands of men ran 400-meter times that were faster than the personal bests of Olympic gold medalists Sanya Richards-Ross and Allyson Felix.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 July 2025
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Anita de Monte Laughs Last is a propulsive examination of power, love, and art, daring to ask who gets to be remembered and who is left behind in the rarefied world of the elite.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
14 July 2025
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One America, with coastal elites in places like New York City and Los Angeles, who continue to steamroll towards full-on Marxism, and another with ordinary, hard-working Americans across the country, like here in the great state of Alaska, who don’t embrace this extremism.—
Mike Dunleavy,
New York Daily News,
14 July 2025
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But Collins, now the head of special collections and archives at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David, noticed that the text was written in Old French, the language used by aristocracy and England’s royal court after the Norman Conquest in 1066.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
9 May 2025
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A little biographical information: He was born in 1896 into the decaying Bourbon aristocracy.—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
7 Apr. 2025
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As luck had it, there was room in the script for a new character and Bad Bunny was top of mind.—
Anna Tingley,
Variety,
22 July 2025
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Their work goes beyond the courtroom, too; Marquez-Garrett is in close communication with lawmakers, parents, educators, and journalists to keep these issues top of mind and to work toward making the online world a safer place for kids and young people.—
Parents Editors,
Parents,
22 July 2025
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Devon Allman and Duane Betts were born from music royalty.—
Glenn Peoples,
Billboard,
21 July 2025
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Acquainted with the world's most powerful people: British royalty, U.S. presidents.—
July 18,
NPR,
18 July 2025
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When temperatures soar, the Acropolis and the top of the Eiffel Tower may sometimes shut down, but the beaches are open and in their prime.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
23 July 2025
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During their primes, Brady was the leader of the New England Patriots.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 July 2025
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If the high court elects to take up the case, the justices would be tasked with asking if such bans on adults ages 18 through 20 from purchasing firearms are legal.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
8 June 2025
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Members of Iranian paramilitary women forces (Basij) wear masks of Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US elect Donald Trump with a red cross of it, during an anti-Israeli rally to show their solidarity with the Palestinian and Lebanese people, in Tehran, January 10, 2025.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 June 2025
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“A-list.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/A-list. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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