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as in aristocracy
the highest class in a society
poor tenant farmers working for landed gentry
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as in class
one of the segments of society into which people are grouped
the old-line yachting gentry frowns on vulgar displays of wealth
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Recent Examples of gentry
The Shondaland series — in a departure from the Julia Quinn book series it's based on — presented a revisionist history in which Queen Charlotte's Black ancestry made way for beautiful, brooding BIPOC landed gentry like Regé-Jean Page's Duke Simon Basset.
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Alanna Bennett, refinery29.com, 24 June 2024
With party gentry seemingly oblivious to the problem, a constellation of local and state Democrats is seeking to rebuild the rural grass-roots Democratic Party.
—Jeff Bloodworth, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
Black Lives Matter, a Marxist organization embraced by gentry liberals (and, extraordinarily, by their churches), says the traditional family is a racist institution.
—Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 Jan. 2024
One is that high turnout now probably helps Republicans and hurts Democrats, whose gentry liberals vote no matter what.
—Michael Barone, Orange County Register, 14 Feb. 2024
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Alanna Bennett, refinery29.com, 24 June 2024
With party gentry seemingly oblivious to the problem, a constellation of local and state Democrats is seeking to rebuild the rural grass-roots Democratic Party.
—Jeff Bloodworth, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
Black Lives Matter, a Marxist organization embraced by gentry liberals (and, extraordinarily, by their churches), says the traditional family is a racist institution.
—Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 Jan. 2024
One is that high turnout now probably helps Republicans and hurts Democrats, whose gentry liberals vote no matter what.
—Michael Barone, Orange County Register, 14 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gentry
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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.—
Etan Vlessing,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Feb. 2025
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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
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More:Justice Department tells Supreme Court bans on transgender care for minors are constitutional A teacher told the principal the shirt could potentially disrupt classes and could affect LGBTQ+ students.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA TODAY,
17 Feb. 2025
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Drake said his goal is to add muscle this summer — to move up a couple of classes, but also for two separate but equally important reasons.—
Kyle Newman,
The Denver Post,
16 Feb. 2025
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Embalmers had different recipes for preparing and preserving bodies depending on the era; the budget; the level of nobility and gender of the deceased; and the availability of ingredients such as plant resins, oils and other unguents that could preserve and perfume the remains.—
Sarah Everts,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 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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Following independence and partition, India adopted an explicitly secular constitution that offered protections for religious minorities and other groups, and that banned discrimination by caste.—
Andrew Cockburn,
Harper's Magazine,
20 Aug. 2024
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Bee colonies have a unique social structure split into three castes: the queen, workers, and drones.—
William A. Haseltine,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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Each night features a headliner, a supporting artist, a comedian and an international song festival in folk and pop categories, where contestants compete every night for a winner in each.—
Leila Cobo,
Billboard,
23 Feb. 2025
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The musician signed autographs and took photos with folks for a couple of hours.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Feb. 2025
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The main level also includes two bedrooms, a laundry space and many windows that provide all-season views of the woodland setting.—
Richard Lane,
USA TODAY,
24 Feb. 2025
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Asthmatic respiratory crisis indicates the pope struggled to maintain a sufficient oxygen level when breathing on his own, according to medical experts.—
Phoebe Natanson,
ABC News,
23 Feb. 2025
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The deal was made between the entertainment company and the author’s estate and covers all rights except publishing, which remain with the novels’ publisher, Simon and Schuster.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
18 Feb. 2025
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The deal was made between Teton Ridge Entertainment and Larry McMurtry’s estate.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Gentry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gentry. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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