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as in nobility
the highest class in a society
at one time in China only the aristocracy could own land
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as in elite
individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class
membership in the society is reserved for the literary world's aristocracy
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Recent Examples of aristocracy
French Aristocracy And Land (18th Century) Before the French Revolution, most agricultural land was owned by the aristocracy.
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Vitaliy Goncharuk, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
The fabric, once a symbol of elite aristocracy, was found in a lead coffin, along with other exceptional artifacts.
—Stories By Real-Time News Team, With Ai Summarization, Miami Herald, 14 Feb. 2025
The town has been a magnet for European aristocracy and the international jet-set since the 1950s.
—Miles Socha, WWD, 7 Jan. 2025
Edo is descended from Italian aristocracy and will inherit the family’s ancestral seat, the 18th-century Villa Mapelli Mozzi palace in Northern Italy.
—Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 2 Oct. 2024
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Vitaliy Goncharuk, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
The fabric, once a symbol of elite aristocracy, was found in a lead coffin, along with other exceptional artifacts.
—Stories By Real-Time News Team, With Ai Summarization, Miami Herald, 14 Feb. 2025
The town has been a magnet for European aristocracy and the international jet-set since the 1950s.
—Miles Socha, WWD, 7 Jan. 2025
Edo is descended from Italian aristocracy and will inherit the family’s ancestral seat, the 18th-century Villa Mapelli Mozzi palace in Northern Italy.
—Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 2 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aristocracy
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His name has special significance: His first name, which means nobility and strength, was suggested by Arik's sister-in-law, while his middle name is the same as Arik’s.—
Emily Krauser,
People.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Some of Hollywood’s biggest names have centuries-old ties to nobility.—
Madeline Fitzgerald,
Quartz,
2 Jan. 2025
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Related Articles Keeler: Avalanche need Gabe Landeskog back for Game 3 to teach Stars’ Mason Marchment some manners Mackenzie Blackwood ‘elite’ in Avalanche’s Game 1 win over Stars Tyler Seguin evened the score late in the first after a slow start by the Stars.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
22 Apr. 2025
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Those who need loans to attend college come from working class families, the elites don't need loans.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Apr. 2025
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Extreme caricatures of secondary figures (ancient maid, assorted daft gentry) keep us at an even further remove than the cameras do.—
Jesse Green,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Because the imperial bureaucracy wasn’t large and did not penetrate to small towns or villages, much of local life was run by this gentry.—
Ian Johnson,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2025
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Her personal bests are 12.24 and 11.09, respectively.—
Katelyn Hutchison,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Delaney, who has been public about his own experience with death in losing his toddler-aged son to a brain tumor, and Slate, a comedian with the soul of a poet, are each at their bests here.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
4 Apr. 2025
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Many non-Western societies embraced similar views, including Japan, a country that modernized rapidly in the twentieth century to compete with Western states while still retaining a distinct sense of its own identity.—
RANA MITTER,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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The analysis also offers new insights into broader lifestyle and relational shifts in Irish Neolithic society.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
22 Apr. 2025
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Relax and take some time to stroll the grounds and see the tombs of late royalty and nobility.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
11 Apr. 2025
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Adam Levine is looking back on an awkward run-in with music royalty.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
11 Apr. 2025
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Speaking last month at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference, Fox Corp. CEO Lachlan Murdoch said the company would seek to revise its $22.3 billion Sunday-afternoon package, should the NFL elect to trigger the opt-out option.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Atif Zaim, current U.S. consulting leader and deputy chair elect at KPMG, sees this moment as an opportunity to improve his consulting practice.—
Haniya Rae,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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Lives lived: Theodore E. McCarrick, a high-ranking cardinal who was accused of abuse and was stripped of his priesthood by Pope Francis, died at 94.—
Natasha Frost,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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But for one La Jolla couple, the events and people in their upcoming novel are personal and combine secret priesthood, a family mystery, international romance and heartbreak.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Aristocracy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aristocracy. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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