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also haute monde
as in café society
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Noun
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Weighing in at nearly eight pounds, 11 ounces and featuring more than 100 unpublished images, Slim Aarons: The Essential Collection (Abrams, October 3) gives insight into the man who most shaped public understanding of how the postwar global jet set lived.—
Ken Miller,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 Sep. 2023 -
Dubai has also become a magnet for the millionaire and billionaire jet set.—
Kevin Rozario,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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The ceremony, which attracted a mix of comedy stars and arts-adjacent members of D.C.’s beau monde, was the biggest event held by the center since February, when President Trump purged eighteen members of the nonpartisan board of directors and installed himself as chairman.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
8 Apr. 2025
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Gstaad, the Swiss ski resort favored by Europe’s beau monde, has a distinctively nostalgic Alpine style.—
Paola Singer,
Architectural Digest,
10 Mar. 2025
Noun
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His mother raised Fitzgerald to think that cachet and her money entitled him to membership in the upper class.—
Ron Grossman,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Apr. 2025
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My guess is cigars’ turn-of-the-century association with the upper class meant cigars were a useful tool of satire and then later, when the comedians found success, a means of Jewish assimilation.—
Jesse David Fox,
Vulture,
1 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Come back tomorrow for more of the latest A-list outings!—
Alexandra Schonfeld,
People.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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Touching on horror, comedy, and of course sci-fi, the series also fills its near-future parables with A-list talent.—
Christian Holub,
EW.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Haut monde.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haut%20monde. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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