elite

Definition for elite

adjective as in best, first-class

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Strong matches

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

Strong matches

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

Weak matches

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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Each week that passes without clarity feeds the sense that a player who has won every major title, who was named The Best, and who remains among the elite, is somehow still fighting for acceptance.

From BBC

Most viewers and listeners are not elite athletes, but many are seeking to eat and drink as if they were.

From BBC

The exact cause has not yet been found, but elite athletes appear disproportionately affected by MND.

From BBC

Their goal is more doable: leveraging American power to ensure the continued dominance of the billionaire elite for at least as long as our planet remains habitable.

From Salon

Since then, travel agencies and brokers have drawn people from all over the world to join what they call Russia’s “elite international battalion,” dangling a raft of benefits to attract would-be recruits.

From Los Angeles Times

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