elite

Definition for elite

adjective as in best, first-class

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choice, cool, crack, elect, noble, pick, super, top

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aristocratic, gilt-edged, greatest, select, selected, tiptop, top-drawer, top-notch, topflight, upper-class, world-class

noun as in high-class persons

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aristocracy, celebrity, establishment, society

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best, choice, cream, crowd, elect, fat, flower, gentility, gentry, nobility, pride, prime, prize, quality, top

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beautiful people, blue blood, carriage trade, country-club set, crème de la crème, fast lane, glitterati, high society, in-crowd, jet-set, main line, old money, optimacy, select, upper class, upper crust

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In Europe's elite club competition, Haaland reached his half-century on Thursday night having scored 27 times for City, 15 for Borussia Dortmund and eight for RB Salzburg.

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Marcus Rashford's latest stop on the road to redemption has led him to Barcelona and one of the elite stages in the global game.

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"This level is elite. It is a jump. And that jump may take them a little while."

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Given he only began playing the sport seven years ago, his journey to the elite level of US college sport is remarkable.

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There are legitimate arguments about the gatekeeping and nepotism that still govern these kinds of elite institutions.

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