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Recent Examples of nouveau riche
But do those same rules apply to the newly wealthy, especially a nouveau riche couple who is also Black?
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Kathleen Newman-Bremang, refinery29.com, 22 May 2024
What was true then for the nouveau riche is true now for authoritarian countries: hosting and succeeding in the Olympic Games are textbook acts of conspicuous consumption.
—Dawn Brancati, Foreign Affairs, 25 Mar. 2021
Cut to four years later, when Rita is living the life of the nouveau riche in London.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 19 May 2024
In February 2022, Ms. Peterson, an author and art collector, was surrounded by a new clientele: the crypto nouveau riche, who made a temporary home of the art market.
—Zachary Small, New York Times, 18 May 2024
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Kathleen Newman-Bremang, refinery29.com, 22 May 2024
What was true then for the nouveau riche is true now for authoritarian countries: hosting and succeeding in the Olympic Games are textbook acts of conspicuous consumption.
—Dawn Brancati, Foreign Affairs, 25 Mar. 2021
Cut to four years later, when Rita is living the life of the nouveau riche in London.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 19 May 2024
In February 2022, Ms. Peterson, an author and art collector, was surrounded by a new clientele: the crypto nouveau riche, who made a temporary home of the art market.
—Zachary Small, New York Times, 18 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nouveau riche
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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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Plus, for the WNBA players competing in this upstart league, Unrivaled offers an opportunity to bank significant offseason income, in the United States.—
Sean Gregory,
TIME,
17 Jan. 2025
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Tech giants like Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, and smaller upstarts have long been pushing virtual reality headsets.—
Kate Conger,
New York Times,
14 Jan. 2025
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Giacomo Casanova, who lived from 1725 to 1798, was a lawyer, a writer, an adventurer, a gambler and a scoundrel who found himself on the wrong side of the law.—
Ray Mark Rinaldi,
The Denver Post,
20 Jan. 2025
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Fireproof Lockbox $19 at Amazon Keeping your valuables safe is a need for all travelers, and this option is great for solo adventurers who pack light or want to keep their items on hand.—
Samantha Leal,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Jan. 2025
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“Nouveau riche.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nouveau%20riche. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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