A list

NOUN

upper class

Synonyms

WEAK

aristocracy beau monde beautiful people cream of society crème de la crème cultured class elite haut monde high life high society in-group jet set privileged class smart set society the Four Hundred the privileged upper crust upper echelon

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Coogler's rapid ascent onto Hollywood's A list was hardly likely back when he was intending to major in chemistry at college.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

A list of the most-watched television shows is dominated by NFL games.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

A list of the day’s worst-performing stocks in the large-cap U.S. benchmark index is below.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 20, 2026

A list of all the researchers involved in this study and their institutional affiliations can be found here.

From Science Daily • Dec. 25, 2025

A list of names followed and, at the bottom of the page, printed in tiny letters upside down, the famous personalities they corresponded to.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri