Learn English – Good alternatives to “some of the” (best)

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Are there any good alternatives to "some of the best"? E.g. Some of the best minds, some of the best teams, some of the best companies. I need to write two sentences using the meaning "some of the best" that are close to each other but I don't want to repeat that expression twice in so close proximity.

EDIT

I am not so much interested in replacing "best" with something else, but rather having an alternative expression to "some of the".

Example: I worked with some of the best teams in the country.

Task: Replace "some of the" with another expression that won't change the meaning of the sentence.

Best Answer

I'd use prime and first-rate or similar. [Edit] Can be combined with 'several' or 'various' if you like.

prime

[ATTRIBUTIVE] Of the best possible quality; excellent:
'prime cuts of meat'

first-rate

Of the best class or quality; excellent:
'first-rate musicians'

several

More than two but not many

various

More than one; individual and separate

References:
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/prime http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/first-rate http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/several http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/various

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