elite
noun
the choicest or best of anything considered collectively, especially of a group or class of people.
nonelite
-
a word derived from
elite.
Example Sentences
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Or, they could keep their best players, deal for a good, but nonelite talent and hope for the best.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 15, 2024
McIlroy, eighth-ranked Max Homa and world No. 2 Scottie Scheffler, each speaking Wednesday in Orlando at the site of this week’s Arnold Palmer Invitational, pointed to the paths arranged for nonelite players.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 1, 2023
A gang that includes a wounded veteran, an unemployed former coal miner, a hairdresser and other motley members of the noncoastal nonelite conspires to knock over a Nascar race sponsored by Coca-Cola.
From New York Times ● Aug. 16, 2017
The philosophy they call “radical” uses elite surf-training techniques—video analysis, advanced board positioning—to teach nonelite surfers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2016
In 1995, only 27% of citations pointed to articles published in nonelite journals.
From Science Magazine ● Oct. 14, 2014
