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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
Cosmo Jarvis, Benedict Cumberbatch, Rosamund Pike and Anthony Hopkins were earlier announced for the movie that sees Ritchie return to the colorful, back-stabbing world of the British aristocracy.
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Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Feb. 2025
She was born into the Anglo-Irish aristocracy, the product of a narcissistic mother, who was a scion of the Guinness-brewing fortune, and an Etonian father, who was killed in wartime Burma, when Blackwood was thirteen.
—Negar Azimi, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2024
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
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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Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Feb. 2025
She was born into the Anglo-Irish aristocracy, the product of a narcissistic mother, who was a scion of the Guinness-brewing fortune, and an Etonian father, who was killed in wartime Burma, when Blackwood was thirteen.
—Negar Azimi, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2024
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
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aristocracy
Noun
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Throughout history, the distinctive design detail has brought an air of nobility, authority and affluence to garments.—
Bianca Salonga,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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It was commissioned by Consuelo, the Dowager Duchess of Manchester, an American who married into British nobility.—
Ming Liu,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2025
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The last week-and-a-half has been a blast and she’s played like someone who can compete against and trouble the elite.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Among the Italian elites, knowledge was a form of social currency, and learned women were admired as symbols of familial and civic prestige.—
Manuela Callari,
Smithsonian Magazine,
26 Mar. 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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Historically, Rose, Whittaker and Willis all own career bests inside the NCAA top five performances of all-time.—
Cory Mull,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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The total for 2024 bests the previous high of $397 million reached in 2009, which was the first season in the new Yankee Stadium and is the last time the Bronx Bombers won the World Series.—
Brendan Coffey,
Sportico.com,
7 Mar. 2025
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What’s happening in society, where a boy stabs a girl to death?—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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Another key element is the predominance of social media as a major channel of communication in today’s society.—
Agustino Fontevecchia,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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That Nike deal only guaranteed the club a base of £30m per year, but uplifts including 20 per cent net royalties on club merchandise sales pushed their earnings from the deal over the £60m mark.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
The Athletic,
20 Mar. 2025
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In fiscal 2024, the NCAA’s royalties and promotional rights brought in $17.3 million, while ticket sales and other revenue direct from its championships made another $263.2 million.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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That fee in turn gets deducted from the purchase price should the customer elect to buy it instead of returning the item.—
Vicki M. Young,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Mar. 2025
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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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Walt’s contains an extended attack on the foreign policy community, painting a dark picture, across multiple chapters, of a priesthood gripped by various pathologies, leading the country astray.—
Jake Sullivan,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Dec. 2018
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The mainstream church teaches that only men are endowed with priesthood power.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
29 Sep. 2024
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“Aristocracy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aristocracy. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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