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as in arrogant
being or characteristic of a person who has an offensive air of superiority and tends to ignore or disdain anyone regarded as inferior
the restaurant's cuisine is truly superb, but the maître d's aristocratic demeanor is a bit much
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as in noble
of high birth, rank, or station
an impoverished dowager who never lets people forget about her aristocratic origins
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Recent Examples of aristocratic
Central France has been occupied off and on for thousands of years, by aristocratic families to nomadic tribes.
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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2025
According to Creighton and his co-authors, there has been quite a lot of research on castles, which dominated aristocratic sites in England after the Norman Conquest.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 28 Jan. 2025
The painters used fruits that could be recognized from everybody because the message had to arrive to everybody, to the rich people, to the poor people, to the farmers, to the aristocratic.
—Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Jan. 2025
Born into an influential, aristocratic, intellectual family, his entire life was dedicated to the practical application of his Christian principles.
—The Know, The Denver Post, 19 Jan. 2025
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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2025
According to Creighton and his co-authors, there has been quite a lot of research on castles, which dominated aristocratic sites in England after the Norman Conquest.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 28 Jan. 2025
The painters used fruits that could be recognized from everybody because the message had to arrive to everybody, to the rich people, to the poor people, to the farmers, to the aristocratic.
—Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Jan. 2025
Born into an influential, aristocratic, intellectual family, his entire life was dedicated to the practical application of his Christian principles.
—The Know, The Denver Post, 19 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aristocratic
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According to Packer, several surefire ways to ensure success start here: Be arrogant!—
Dominique Fluker,
Essence,
17 Feb. 2025
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In 1254, King Edward I and Queen Eleanor of Castile were married at a very young age, and although Edward had a reputation for being arrogant and quarrelsome, the pair eventually fell deeply in love.—
Gulnaz Khan,
AFAR Media,
13 Feb. 2025
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Any algorithmic bias, no matter how noble, that promotes cooperation skews strategy and statecraft.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
21 Feb. 2025
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Sadly, this noble, ocean-going species is on the decline throughout its native range, with many runs listed as threatened or endangered.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
20 Feb. 2025
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Michaels possesses a similar touch, not snobbish but not entirely populist either.—
A.O. Scott,
New York Times,
12 Feb. 2025
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Time was when snobbish Americans believed that French customs were more elegant than American ones.—
Judith Martin,
The Mercury News,
3 Feb. 2025
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Those extra hours—for fewer rewards—can contribute to women’s greater fatigue, health problems, and burnout.—
Michelle Travis,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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Neither of them were the person who issued the bounty, which came from Alexis Ohanian, the co-founder of Reddit, husband of all-time tennis great Serena Williams and a lifelong Commanders fan, less than a week before Carrion pulled the card.—
Larry Holder,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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The new installment of the anthology series will follow a young couple who witnesses an alarming fight between their boss and his wife, triggering chess moves of favors and coercion in the elitist world of a country club and its Korean billionaire owner.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
24 Feb. 2025
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Hernandez has been quick to criticize Gallego, casting her as part of an elitist political class that has failed to address problems beleaguering working class residents.—
Taylor Seely,
The Arizona Republic,
13 Nov. 2024
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Williamson moves through an endless parade of squalid apartments (as well as higher-end residences where upper-class participants in the heroin ring at the movie’s center live), each of which has its own unique character.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
24 Feb. 2025
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However, news of Cape May's beautiful setting spread to the upper-class circles in New York, Philadephia, and Washington, D.C., and by the mid-19th century, Cape May became a major seaside resort destination.—
Dobrina Zhekova,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Jan. 2025
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Tablecloths, a nice cheese selection, a bit of grandness, never snooty.—
Helen Rosner,
The New Yorker,
8 Dec. 2024
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And then there's a blonde and pretty girl that seems snooty to me.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
31 Jan. 2025
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Redmayne’s British accent also possesses a discernibly patrician quality, adding subconscious layers to what passers-by might assume about this particular old man.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
28 Nov. 2024
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Van Zweden has been a courteous concerto accompanist, and in January, with the pianist Rudolf Buchbinder, a soloist of patrician grace, Beethoven’s Fourth Concerto glowed, surging forward without feeling pressed.—
Zachary Woolfe,
New York Times,
7 June 2024
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“Aristocratic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aristocratic. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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