elite
Example Sentences
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The world's top players are competing in Italy after the elite North American league agreed to a mid-season shutdown and issues of ice quality and rink size were resolved.
From Barron's
A charter member of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, the nation exuded affluence and excess — though the wealth was mostly channeled to domestic elites and foreign oil companies, not the impoverished majority.
From Los Angeles Times
Raman’s entry into the race, hours before the filing deadline, shocked the city’s political elite and infuriated the mayor’s supporters.
From Los Angeles Times
It is many elite universities’ biggest holding—making up more than 40% of assets at Harvard, Yale and Princeton—and they continue to commit new dollars to private-equity managers.
The Epstein emails pose a reputational challenge for a club that sells itself as an exclusive hive of the elite and ultrasuccessful.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
