as in elite
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
A-list new faces this season include Sharon Stone, Natasha Lyone and NFL running back Marshawn Lynch.
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Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
Long before Marc Jacobs was filling his runways with A-list front rows or Sofia Coppola was making Oscar-winning films, the pair were simply two twenty-something creatives coming up together in a very specific moment of downtown New York.
—Anna Tingley, Variety, 20 Mar. 2026
Between those two A-list gigs, Gabrels has done even more experimental stuff such as work with Boston’s jazz/jam/globetriping outfit Club d’Elf.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 19 Mar. 2026
From actors and studio executives to fashion designers and billionaires, A-list attendees arrived in style for exclusive post-ceremony soirees including the Vanity Fair after-party and the Oscars Governors Ball.
—Kelly McCarthy, ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026
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Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
Long before Marc Jacobs was filling his runways with A-list front rows or Sofia Coppola was making Oscar-winning films, the pair were simply two twenty-something creatives coming up together in a very specific moment of downtown New York.
—Anna Tingley, Variety, 20 Mar. 2026
Between those two A-list gigs, Gabrels has done even more experimental stuff such as work with Boston’s jazz/jam/globetriping outfit Club d’Elf.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 19 Mar. 2026
From actors and studio executives to fashion designers and billionaires, A-list attendees arrived in style for exclusive post-ceremony soirees including the Vanity Fair after-party and the Oscars Governors Ball.
—Kelly McCarthy, ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for A-list
Noun
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The records pulled back a curtain on favor-trading and frank communications in a chummy elite that looked past Epstein's 2008 guilty plea to solicitating prostitution from an underage girl in Florida.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Apr. 2026
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The records pulled back a curtain on favor-trading and frank communications in a chummy elite that looked past Epstein’s 2008 guilty plea to solicitating prostitution from an underage girl in Florida.—
Jennifer Peltz,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The Marquess of Hartington and a member of the British aristocracy.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
27 Mar. 2026
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But the rest of the aristocracy still favors sons over daughters.—
Lauren Frayer,
NPR,
21 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Brzustewicz led all Knights in scoring with 54 points in 59 games this season on the strength of three-year bests in goals (19) and assists (35).—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Check out three of our most popular collections from our Better Homes & Gardens line at Walmart (Brookbury, Ezra, and Marlow) to see which pieces and styles might match your aesthetic best.—
Carly Totten,
Better Homes & Gardens,
31 Mar. 2026
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The Giants scored a run in the bottom of the eighth on a bloop single by Arraez, but the Mets scored two runs off left-hander Erik Miller in the top of the ninth to put the game away.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2026
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But the moment that deeply moved his former manager came in the top of the first, as the veteran shortstop readied himself for his first at-bat at Fenway as a visiting player.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
4 Apr. 2026
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Formed in 2012, Revelator specializes in digital music distribution, rights management, royalty accounting, and real-time analytics, and its integration with WMG post-closing will transform the services offered by WMG labels and its existing independent-distribution wing, ADA.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
1 Apr. 2026
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So naturally in a state that treats basketball like a religion and the sport’s biggest stars like royalty, nobody casts a bigger shadow in this community now than the slender 6-foot-6, 196-pound, 19-year-old freshman who changed Final Four weekend with one brilliant shining moment Sunday afternoon.—
Michael Marot,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Living in a seemingly perpetual athletic prime between the two generations, Caldwell would likely climb to the Moon if such a feat were possible.—
Namir Khaliq,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
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With Micah Parsons no longer on the roster and a desperate need for edge rush juice, Crosby, at the height of his 28‑year‑old prime, represented, at least theoretically, a transformative addition.—
Rowan Fisher-Shotton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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Leefbaar Rotterdam, Reichman’s political party, has sought to distance itself from the council member-elect.—
Brooke Migdon,
PEOPLE,
30 Mar. 2026
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Congratulations to the new members-elect.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Mar. 2026
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“A-list.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/A-list. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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