as in parvenu
one who has recently acquired wealth and social position
the town's old money immediately shunned these vulgar arrivistes, who may have had the cash but certainly not the class
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Recent Examples of arriviste
Henry VII was a medieval arriviste, the last man standing after the ruinous Wars of the Roses.
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Dominic Green, WSJ, 12 Nov. 2022
The underdog pick is Cousin Greg (Nicholas Braun), an ingenuous arriviste who, long-limbed and blunder-prone, provides much of the show’s comic relief.
—Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2021
Three years ago, Gaga got dinged for being an Oscars arriviste; there could have been a hundred people in the room and not enough of them voted for her in Best Actress.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2021
But every now and then even captains of industry get taken by surprise, and lately they’ve been kept on their toes by a barrage of novel financial vehicles and the arriviste investors driving up their value.
—Emily Stewart, Town & Country, 3 June 2021
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Dominic Green, WSJ, 12 Nov. 2022
The underdog pick is Cousin Greg (Nicholas Braun), an ingenuous arriviste who, long-limbed and blunder-prone, provides much of the show’s comic relief.
—Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2021
Three years ago, Gaga got dinged for being an Oscars arriviste; there could have been a hundred people in the room and not enough of them voted for her in Best Actress.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2021
But every now and then even captains of industry get taken by surprise, and lately they’ve been kept on their toes by a barrage of novel financial vehicles and the arriviste investors driving up their value.
—Emily Stewart, Town & Country, 3 June 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arriviste
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In 1952, backed by little more than his reputation as a war hero and a fortune staked by his parvenu father, 35-year-old John F. Kennedy swiped a Senate seat from Republican Henry Cabot Lodge, himself a wealthy combat veteran.Kevin Mahnken, The New Republic, 1 Sep. 2020
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Raveendran, at least on paper, assumes his place among those parvenus thanks to his effort in internet education.Saritha Rai, Fortune, 29 July 2019
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Reliance Jio, the telecommunications firm under Ambani’s Reliance Industries and an upstart less than a decade ago, is now India’s biggest mobile provider.Lee Ying Shan,Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2024
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And in the spirit of entrepreneurialism that America is known for, many of LA Apparel’s clients are ambitious upstarts.Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 4 Sep. 2024
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There’s Treasure Inside, the new book from author Jon Collins-Black, offers a chance for adventurers of every age to participate in a real life search for treasure.Rob Wieland, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Based on the long-running Tomb Raider video game franchise, The Legend of Lara Croft follows the adventurer (voiced by Hayley Atwell) after the events of Square Enix’s video game reboot trilogy.Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Arriviste.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arriviste. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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