cream of the crop

NOUN

the best and brightest

Synonyms

WEAK

aristocracy beau monde beautiful people best of the best cream of society cream of the cream crème de la crème haut monde high society pick of the litter privileged class smart set the elite the finest the privileged upper class upper crust

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Cooking competition shows are my cream of the crop.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2025

“When you play the cream of the crop in this league, you can’t have off nights,” Kings coach Todd McLellan said.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 26, 2023

He decided to go to CVP Physicians in Cincinnati, calling it "the cream of the crop locally for having eye surgery" as they do "100 a day."

From Salon • Oct. 6, 2022

After its 10-year closure during the Cultural Revolution, it started admitting students again and welcomed applications from the cream of the crop across the nation.

From New York Times • Jul. 6, 2022

To put it another way, you pilots are the cream of the crop.

From Dave Dawson on Guadalcanal by Bowen, Robert Sydney

cream of the crop

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