top ten
Americanplural noun
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the ten most popular songs, records, movies, etc., during a specific period.
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the ten best or highest ranked persons, places, or items in a group or category.
adjective
Etymology
Origin of top ten
First recorded in 1955–60
Example Sentences
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Cisco Systems has also been one of the top ten gainers in the Dow since early 2025.
From Barron's
"Favorites are the talented elite, top ten percent... We're trying to make the 80 percent a little bit better."
From Barron's
Ranked number three in the world, England have most of their boxes ticked ahead of next month's T20 World Cup, with several of their batters and bowlers comfortably sitting inside the top ten of the rankings.
From Barron's
The World Health Organization has described Nipah in its top ten priority diseases, along with pathogens like Covid-19 and Zika, because of its potential to trigger an epidemic.
From BBC
Compared to other embassies around the world, the plot size is comfortably outside the top ten, which is dominated by US embassies in the Middle East -- the largest being its 420,800-square-metre compound in Baghdad, according to the US government.
From Barron's
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