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belonging to the class of people of middle social or economic rank
She grew up in a middle-class neighborhood, as did most of her classmates.
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Recent Examples of middle-class
John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
Altadena is a bastion for financial mobility and generational longevity for middle-class Black and brown Angelenos, which became one of the most integrated neighborhoods in Los Angeles County after years of white flight during the 1950s.
—Elizabeth Price, Vox, 22 Jan. 2025
John Hollinger, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
The middle classes are travelling abroad once again, as the dream of a neo-convertibility that mirrors the decade of one-to-one convertibility with the US dollar in the 1990s stimulates popular support.
—Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
From 1979-2013, low-wage workers saw their real wages drop 5 percent, the middle-class stagnated, but those with very high wages saw a 41 percent increase.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
Altadena is a bastion for financial mobility and generational longevity for middle-class Black and brown Angelenos, which became one of the most integrated neighborhoods in Los Angeles County after years of white flight during the 1950s.
—Elizabeth Price, Vox, 22 Jan. 2025
Noun
Lesser prey — think Brooklyn’s Cameron Johnson, for instance — might help keep the Kings comfortably in the upper middle class for another few years.
—John Hollinger, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
The middle classes are travelling abroad once again, as the dream of a neo-convertibility that mirrors the decade of one-to-one convertibility with the US dollar in the 1990s stimulates popular support.
—Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for middle-class
Adjective
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Understand that poor sleep hygiene can negatively impact the quantity and quality of sleep.—
Dominique Fluker,
Essence,
24 Jan. 2025
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The Texans’ offensive line was mostly poor this season, unable to consistently protect Stroud.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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But what's glaringly absent is a discussion of how this influx of wealth impacts the working class in these areas.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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This was also the beginning of the production exodus, undermining and scattering Hollywood’s working class, as Canada and then other territories began to aggressively chip away at the local economy with their tax breaks.—
Gary Baum,
The Hollywood Reporter,
18 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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And a lot of conservatism in general is about upholding bourgeois lifestyles, morality, identity, politics, and so forth.—
Vittoria Elliott,
WIRED,
21 Jan. 2025
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The app, created in 2013, emerged with a rather bourgeois focus.—
Jianqing Chen,
The Conversation,
19 Jan. 2025
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Even before the Atlantic City Boardwalk became the iconic scene of the Roaring ‘20s New Jersey bourgeoisie, the Jersey Shore was already increasingly a vacation spot for the wealthy.—
Andrew DePietro,
Forbes,
22 Oct. 2024
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Then a hotelier hung Nymphs and Satyr in a public bar, shaking up NYC's bourgeoisie.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
24 June 2024
Adjective
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As long as a biopsy is done and it’s recognized early, there’s a very high chance of cure with very simple and minimally invasive procedures.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
24 Jan. 2025
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Her voice is the center (a volcano, an oasis) and the music is simple, supportive and emotional.—
Liza Lentini,
SPIN,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Trump appeals to working-class voters who feel like they have been left behind.—
Vincent Trometter,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2025
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The show starred Quirke and Linda Robson as working-class Essex women who begin living together when their husbands are sent to prison for armed robbery.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
21 Jan. 2025
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“Middle-class.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/middle-class. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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