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- noun An informal list of people in any of several categories (but especially in the entertainment industry) who are most
admired ,desirable orbankable .
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Examples
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Famously low profile, Alaïa restricted attendance to friends of the label and A-list celebrities, with newspapers, bloggers and enemies US Vogue N.F.I darling.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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Ricketts has backup plan if he can't land A-list GM Tom Ricketts continues to concentrate his search for a general manager on Theo Epstein and others on his so-called A-list, he has filtered through dozens of potential candidates to finalize a short list of respected assistants he'll turn to if he cannot land a big name.
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Famously low profile, Alaïa restricted attendance to friends of the label and A-list celebrities, with newspapers, bloggers and enemies US Vogue N.F.I darling.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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If a young actress wants to achieve or maintain A-list status, getting on the cover of Vogue is a good bet, but she'd better fit into the clothes.
Leona Palmer: Celebrity Fit: Hollywood Skinny and Sample Sizes Leona Palmer 2011
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But what doesn't usually make it into the press, is that a handful of A-list movie stars wanting refuge, will hotfoot it to their favorite luxury escape: San Ysidro Ranch.
Louise Roe: San Ysidro Ranch, Cali's Most Stylish A-list Hideaway Louise Roe 2012
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After first gaining notoriety for dramatic film roles in Platoon and The Doors, Dillon unleashed his funny bone as Johnny "Drama" Chase, the hotheaded, fame-starved older brother of A-list star Vince Chase on HBO's Entourage.
From Johnny Drama to Gentleman: Kevin Dillon Says Being Mr. Comedy Is a "Victory" 2011
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Mariah Carey's name has already been bandied about as the kind of A-list celebrity he wants, and she did serve as Simon's right hand during the at-home coaching sessions.
Why The X Factor Bloodbath Is Good News — And Hopefully Just a Starting Point 2012
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So what you have is a core potential of musicians that are not on the A-list of booking agencies and festival promoters but are on the A-list of critics and media.
Mike Ragogna: Glen Campbell's "Ghost On The Canvas" Video, Plus Chatting with Miles Español's Bob Belden Mike Ragogna 2011
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Usually, Griffin kills it with her A-list targets.
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But what doesn't usually make it into the press, is that a handful of A-list movie stars wanting refuge, will hotfoot it to their favorite luxury escape: San Ysidro Ranch.
Louise Roe: San Ysidro Ranch, Cali's Most Stylish A-list Hideaway Louise Roe 2012
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