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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
David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 29 May 2025
The university and other elite schools have faced allegations of failing to protect Jewish students from antisemitism, too.
—Davis Winkie, USA Today, 27 May 2025
Nathan Schneider, The Conversation, 21 May 2025
Why Florida’s Billionaire Set Is Flocking to Manalapan The rise of Jupiter as the golf elite’s preferred hometown didn’t happen overnight.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 21 May 2025
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In the last Congress, House Republicans hauled the presidents of elite universities before their committees for a blockbuster hearing on campus antisemitism that contributed to a wave of resignations.
—David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 29 May 2025
The university and other elite schools have faced allegations of failing to protect Jewish students from antisemitism, too.
—Davis Winkie, USA Today, 27 May 2025
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Wealth inequality in the United States has reached similar levels as in Leo XIII’s time, once again thanks to technological disruptions that funnel the benefits to a small elite.
—Nathan Schneider, The Conversation, 21 May 2025
Why Florida’s Billionaire Set Is Flocking to Manalapan The rise of Jupiter as the golf elite’s preferred hometown didn’t happen overnight.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elite
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Download it now for the most binge-worthy celeb content, exclusive video clips, astrology updates and more!—
Nicholas Rice,
People.com,
25 May 2025
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Trump hosted more than 200 top investors in his personal $TRUMP meme coin on Thursday night at an exclusive, high-profile dinner at his private golf club in Sterling, Virginia.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 May 2025
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But these structures still assume that AI’s future should be in the hands of an aristocracy of business and technical elites.—
Nathan Schneider,
The Conversation,
21 May 2025
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There's also an escalating series of cloak-and-dagger theatrics, which are in line with McBride's penchant for lampooning the retrograde behaviors and rituals of the Southern aristocracy.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
5 May 2025
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Illumination has become an instrument of conferring nobility on those who would never seem to deserve it.—
Jason Farago,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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Research has found that some of today's U.S. house cats could be the descendants of the feline nobility of ancient Egypt.—
Kelli Bender,
People.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Monday is when scheduled events at the cemetery include a concert by the United States Marine Band and the U.S. Navy Band Sea Chanters, a wreath-laying at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and a parade of colors by Veterans’ organizations and remarks from special guests.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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So when most kids were enrolling in third grade, Alisa was enrolled in community college, as a special student, in spring 2023.—
Wendy Grossman Kantor,
People.com,
22 May 2025
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Season three of Mike White’s chronicle of overprivileged Americans visiting the five-star resort chain/homicide magnet set a string of series bests throughout its run.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
23 May 2025
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Sophomore Darren Haggerty of Viewpoint, the school’s top wide receiver, surprised himself with personal bests to win the Division 4 long jump at 22 feet, 8 inches and high jump at 6-6.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2025
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In particular, Gilbert’s primary satire, of the English gentry, is unsalvageable.—
Jesse Green,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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But to assume the weekend was all the sanctum of the media landed gentry would be to assume wrong.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Apr. 2025
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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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Aliyah Binford put Ole Miss ahead with a 2-out, solo home run to right-center field in the top of the first — her 12th of the season.—
Ethan Westerman,
Arkansas Online,
23 May 2025
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The full story in the link at top was reported, written and edited entirely by Miami Herald journalists.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
23 May 2025
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“Elite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elite. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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