rarefied

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Pilots log hundreds of hours chasing imaginary cars, bikes, and skiers through digital landscapes to practice—so that when the whole world is watching, they can reach their own rarefied plane of athletic zen.

From The Wall Street Journal

Instead, he ascended to rarefied levels of the sport by mastering the technical aspects of the game, from route running to body control, at an extreme level.

From The Wall Street Journal

All the while, another governor and Democratic presidential prospect was mixing and mingling in the rarefied Swiss air — though you probably wouldn’t know it.

From Los Angeles Times

The recital acted like a religious experience in which a rarefied atmosphere befits radiance.

From Los Angeles Times

Optimism about its growing AI business gave the Google parent entry to a rarefied club.

From The Wall Street Journal