as in aristocratic
of high birth, rank, or station
an interior designer who has intimate knowledge of the tastes of her upper-crust clientele
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as in best
individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class
the conference was a gathering of the upper crust of the computer programming industry
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as in nobility
the highest class in a society
a specialty clothing store for the upper crust
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Recent Examples of upper-crust
John Osburg, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2014
Sitting in a large auditorium in the nation's capital, Moms for Liberty co-founder Tiffany Justice traded the spotlight of school board meetings in a tiny Florida county to take center stage before upper crust conservative Washington elites.
—Rachel Barber, USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2024
Right from the beginning, the sculptures drew the admiration of society’s wealthy upper crust, first in France and then in England.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 12 May 2024
In focusing on the society kerfuffle between Truman Capote and some of the most powerful women of New York’s upper crust, Baitz has a clash that’s entirely inconsequential and yet cataclysmic within its milieu.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2024
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Meanwhile, although growth has created a middle class of sorts and even an upper crust of very wealthy Chinese, neither group has followed the anticipated script.
—John Osburg, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2014
Sitting in a large auditorium in the nation's capital, Moms for Liberty co-founder Tiffany Justice traded the spotlight of school board meetings in a tiny Florida county to take center stage before upper crust conservative Washington elites.
—Rachel Barber, USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2024
Right from the beginning, the sculptures drew the admiration of society’s wealthy upper crust, first in France and then in England.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 12 May 2024
In focusing on the society kerfuffle between Truman Capote and some of the most powerful women of New York’s upper crust, Baitz has a clash that’s entirely inconsequential and yet cataclysmic within its milieu.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for upper-crust
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Such features, which began appearing in high-status homes around the 10th century, were rare and signified a royal or aristocratic residence.—
Ella Jeffries,
Smithsonian Magazine,
4 Feb. 2025
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Central France has been occupied off and on for thousands of years, by aristocratic families to nomadic tribes.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
29 Jan. 2025
Noun
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But career bests in yardage (4,319) and TDs (35) don’t mean Minnesota will sink $40 million a year to keep him.—
Bill Reinhard,
New York Daily News,
6 Feb. 2025
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It’s been a historic year for Missouri The Missouri Tigers had already set several program bests — with other memorable marks — heading into this top-15 showdown.—
Scott Chasen,
Kansas City Star,
6 Feb. 2025
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European salons were nobility inviting composers into their homes to write and play music.—
August Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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This baby name comes from the Quechuan language and was often associated with leadership and nobility.—
Marilyn La Jeunesse,
Parents,
7 Jan. 2025
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Before Brummell, the aristocracy dressed in rich, smelly materials; after, styles were adapted from military uniforms—think of the broad shoulders of a British pinstripe suit, for example.—
Gary Shteyngart,
The Atlantic,
7 Feb. 2025
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Representing the aristocracy are two young lovers forbidden from coupling by her father and another who seeks her hand, but is being avidly pursued by her best friend.—
Rob Hubbard,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Ellis, 28, was damned for shooting David Blakely, her physically abusive, upper class race car driver lover.—
Stephen Schaefer,
Boston Herald,
16 Feb. 2025
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But the French upper class, either idealists or simply oblivious, believed their beautiful capital would remain unsullied.—
Ruth Peltason,
airmail.news,
24 Aug. 2024
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Centered around the drama of New York City’s elite during the 1880s—and the rapidly changing social and economic landscape of the post-Civil War era—the show serves up plenty of glamour, grandeur, and guilty pleasure.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
9 Feb. 2025
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Like other candidates, Martin promised to focus the party on the working class, as Trump and his allies branded Democrats as too consumed with identity politics and beholden to coastal elites.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
1 Feb. 2025
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She as the most gentry eyes and a delightful personality.—
Trish Stinger,
Kansas City Star,
15 Jan. 2025
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The Whitehaven neighborhood had developed in the late 19th century and attracted as residents the Memphis gentry.—
Michael T. Bertrand,
The Conversation,
5 June 2024
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With every point so critical, will coach Martin St. Louis elect to give Dobes more starts — or perhaps even a run of games at some point?—
Carol Schram,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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Second lady elect Usha Vance opted for a pink tea-length Oscar de la Renta coat and taupe boots.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
20 Jan. 2025
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