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Recent Examples of crème de la crème
Every year, the world’s leading rum experts gather to taste through the creme de la creme of the rum world.
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Kate Dingwall, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
The creme de la creme of the X7 range, aka the Alpina XB7, will do the sprint to 60 in under four seconds, has more buttery soft leather in its interior than a Bottega Veneta factory, and a body kit that makes the already pretty X7 look just as mean as anything.
—Kyle Hyatt, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2024
The brand’s debut property in the Mexican Caribbean has received high praise in its first year, establishing itself as the creme de la creme of Tulum stays.
—Dania Lucero Ortiz, Town & Country, 30 Aug. 2023
Netflix’s Love Is Blind, the creme de la creme of TV dating shows, is back for a big fourth season.
—Women's Health, 24 Mar. 2023
Kiara Sky is one of the nail world's creme de la creme brands.
—Tatjana Freund, ELLE, 22 Dec. 2022
Finally, the creme de la creme provides $150 in free bets if your first moneyline pick is a winner, which can be placed on any World Cup game.
—Gary Pearson | Catena Media, oregonlive, 6 Dec. 2022
Change her life with one of Tata Harper's cleansers—the creme de la creme of green beauty.
—Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country, 6 Dec. 2022
Twice a year, the global fashion community gathers in Paris for what is considered the creme de la creme of the industry's offerings.
—Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country, 5 July 2022
Kate Dingwall, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
The creme de la creme of the X7 range, aka the Alpina XB7, will do the sprint to 60 in under four seconds, has more buttery soft leather in its interior than a Bottega Veneta factory, and a body kit that makes the already pretty X7 look just as mean as anything.
—Kyle Hyatt, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2024
The brand’s debut property in the Mexican Caribbean has received high praise in its first year, establishing itself as the creme de la creme of Tulum stays.
—Dania Lucero Ortiz, Town & Country, 30 Aug. 2023
Netflix’s Love Is Blind, the creme de la creme of TV dating shows, is back for a big fourth season.
—Women's Health, 24 Mar. 2023
Kiara Sky is one of the nail world's creme de la creme brands.
—Tatjana Freund, ELLE, 22 Dec. 2022
Finally, the creme de la creme provides $150 in free bets if your first moneyline pick is a winner, which can be placed on any World Cup game.
—Gary Pearson | Catena Media, oregonlive, 6 Dec. 2022
Change her life with one of Tata Harper's cleansers—the creme de la creme of green beauty.
—Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country, 6 Dec. 2022
Twice a year, the global fashion community gathers in Paris for what is considered the creme de la creme of the industry's offerings.
—Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country, 5 July 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crème de la crème
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This is meant to be the time to develop the conditioning needed to break records or run personal bests later in the year.—
Liam Tharme,
The Athletic,
19 Feb. 2025
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Historically, Rose, Whittaker and Willis all own career bests inside the NCAA top five performances of all-time.—
Cory Mull,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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The Gospel authors, far from being community leaders preserving oral sayings for largely illiterate followers, were highly literate members of a small, erudite upper crust, distant in experience, attitude, and geography from any Galilean peasant preachers.—
Adam Gopnik,
The New Yorker,
24 Mar. 2025
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Which is what made Friday night’s effort against the Eastern Conference’s upper crust all the more noteworthy.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Mar. 2025
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With a user-friendly interface and rich features, Zoom has been the top choice for video calls.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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As manufacturers explore these new fill material options, Lenzing’s R&D and technical teams are on hand to help guide them through the right fiber choices and application suggestions.—
SJ Studio,
Sourcing Journal,
28 Mar. 2025
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Throughout history, the distinctive design detail has brought an air of nobility, authority and affluence to garments.—
Bianca Salonga,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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It was commissioned by Consuelo, the Dowager Duchess of Manchester, an American who married into British nobility.—
Ming Liu,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2025
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The newlyweds each changed into a second look for their reception, which was decorated in cream, gold and blue.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
18 Mar. 2025
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Flavors for these treats range from dark chocolate and cookies and cream to ube and matcha.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado,
Sacramento Bee,
18 Mar. 2025
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In addition to affecting the quantity of fruit, plentiful light also impacts fruit quality by helping flavors and colors to fully develop.—
Viveka Neveln,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Mar. 2025
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To maintain profitability without eroding demand, companies must focus on waste reduction, process optimization and quality improvements, ensuring that efficiency gains offset rising expenses.—
Simon Dae Oong Kim,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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There are a punchy combination of pinks, like fuchsia paired with powder pink and dark lilac, bright blues teamed with pale grey, and a rainbow at Miu Miu with bright green, blue, pink, and sunny yellow.—
Cortne Bonilla,
Vogue,
19 Mar. 2025
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As per usual with Merit, the shade range is exceptional: There are flattering cool pinks, figgy mauves, and rich chocolate browns.—
Claire Sullivan,
WWD,
18 Mar. 2025
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Walt’s contains an extended attack on the foreign policy community, painting a dark picture, across multiple chapters, of a priesthood gripped by various pathologies, leading the country astray.—
Jake Sullivan,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Dec. 2018
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The mainstream church teaches that only men are endowed with priesthood power.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
29 Sep. 2024
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“Crème de la crème.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cr%C3%A8me%20de%20la%20cr%C3%A8me. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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