as in aristocratic
of high birth, rank, or station
upper-class boys who had an entrenched sense of entitlement
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as in aristocracy
the highest class in a society
a school founded to educate the children of the upper class
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Recent Examples of upper-class
Gary Stoller, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
The story centers around a man caught between two women—his fiancée, who represents conforming to the rules and rigid expectations of upper-class New York, and an enigmatic woman he’s drawn to who dares defy society’s conventions.
—Christine Pride, SELF, 25 Sep. 2024
K.j. Yossman, Variety, 28 Sep. 2024
Many of them hail from the middle and upper class, with nice homes and college educations.
—Robert A. Pape, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2024
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Adjective
The upper-class curtain hangs in front of the seat and brushes against the passenger's crotch on takeoff.
—Gary Stoller, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
The story centers around a man caught between two women—his fiancée, who represents conforming to the rules and rigid expectations of upper-class New York, and an enigmatic woman he’s drawn to who dares defy society’s conventions.
—Christine Pride, SELF, 25 Sep. 2024
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All the characters Joan was putting on were very well to do women or someone very upper class, and this one was a little more sweet and innocent and needed some help.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 28 Sep. 2024
Many of them hail from the middle and upper class, with nice homes and college educations.
—Robert A. Pape, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for upper-class
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The trip includes a stay at an aristocratic palazzo in Palermo, excursions to the medieval town of Erice for the Christmas market, and to C0stinaci for the Presepe Vivente (live Nativity).Catherine Sabino, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Shazad plays Edgar Linton, a wealthy, aristocratic man who marries Catherine Earnshaw (Margot Robbie).Matt Grobar, Deadline, 20 Nov. 2024
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Not the European aristocracy, which surrendered much of its wealth to industrialization and estate taxes.Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
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The sport has been a part of the Black middle class and aristocracy since 1890, when the leaders of Tuskegee University in Alabama, an HBCU co-founded in 1881 by Dr. Booker T. Washington, built a tennis court on its grounds.Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 25 Aug. 2024
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Inside the castle, wander through rooms filled with original furniture and artwork, offering glimpses into the lives of Danish nobility through the centuries.Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
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Superhuman divinity as a revelation of Buddhist perfection, dressed in a toga related to Greco-Roman nobility and carved in the realist style of classical sculpture, is brilliantly portrayed by an unidentified artist working in Asia.Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024
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By Shannon Carlin August 1, 2024 8:06 AM EDT Kevin Kwan took inspiration for his best-selling 2013 rom-com, Crazy Rich Asians, from his own upper crust community in Singapore.Shannon Carlin, TIME, 1 Aug. 2024
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The Gentlemen Netflix put a lot of FYC muscle into the adaptation of Guy Ritchie’s 2019 upper crust crime flick.Dominic Patten, Deadline, 17 July 2024
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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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Weather permitting but even in the occasional, rejuvenating drizzle, in wellies and hunting jackets like English gentry, Asher and Carol would tramp the grounds with the trio of dogs manic over every deer or rabbit.Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2024
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“Upper-class.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upper-class. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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