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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
Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
Lounge memberships, including two guests, previously cost $650 a year, though there were discounts for customers with elite frequent flyer status.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2025
James Unnever and Wayne Genthner, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2025
There’s even annihilation of the cryogenically frozen elites.
—Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
The Yankees have been long searching for an elite first baseman and FanSided's Christopher Kline proposed the idea that the Yankees trade for Guerrero and get a head start on his free agency.
—Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
Lounge memberships, including two guests, previously cost $650 a year, though there were discounts for customers with elite frequent flyer status.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2025
Noun
These Ivy League elites are smart in knowing their audience, which is predominantly white working class.
—James Unnever and Wayne Genthner, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2025
There’s even annihilation of the cryogenically frozen elites.
—Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elite
Adjective
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Combs, a Met Gala mainstay, regularly attended the exclusive annual gala, benefitting the museum's Costume Institute.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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Includes unlimited digital access and exclusive subscriber-only content.—
Louryn Strampe,
Wired News,
18 Apr. 2025
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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
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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
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As the Times reports, the first stars Arthur’s nephew, Sir Gawain, a knight who faces off with Germanic Saxons invading from mainland Europe and disloyal English nobility—including his father.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 Apr. 2025
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For 300 years Bordeaux winemakers were able to send their wines to England absolutely tax free and develop a strong popularity with British royalty and nobility.—
Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen,
Robb Report,
27 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Lawmakers can call themselves back to the Capitol in Boise for special sessions with a petition signed by at least 60% of the House and Senate.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
15 Apr. 2025
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Join interactive Pro clinics led by our Pros Carter Worth, Dan Niles, and Dan Ives, with a special edition of Pro Talks with Tom Lee.—
Pia Singh,
CNBC,
14 Apr. 2025
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Her personal bests are 12.24 and 11.09, respectively.—
Katelyn Hutchison,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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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
Noun
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Jane Austen transformed the world with stories detailing societal restrictions and class disparities among the 18th-century English landed gentry.—
Cat Sposato,
AFAR Media,
17 Jan. 2025
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She as the most gentry eyes and a delightful personality.—
Trish Stinger,
Kansas City Star,
15 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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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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And that same place gives the Eagles, 49ers and Cowboys better odds of winning the Super Bowl than the Lions at plus-2,000.—
Kirkland Crawford,
Detroit Free Press,
20 July 2023
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Scheffler and Aberg both finished near the top of the leaderboard last weekend.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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Warner would be near or at the top of that list, the people said.—
Alex Sherman,
CNBC,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Elite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elite. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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