as in arriviste
one who has recently acquired wealth and social position
the kind of trophy house that a parvenu buys to prove to people, and to himself, that he has indeed arrived
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Recent Examples of parvenu
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.
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Kevin Mahnken, The New Republic, 1 Sep. 2020
Raveendran, at least on paper, assumes his place among those parvenus thanks to his effort in internet education.
—Saritha Rai, Fortune, 29 July 2019
Well, rejecting the pretensions of the peacocking parvenu is one of the sweetest pleasures left to the fallen aristocrat.
—Lili Anolik, Vanities, 19 June 2017
Kevin Mahnken, The New Republic, 1 Sep. 2020
Raveendran, at least on paper, assumes his place among those parvenus thanks to his effort in internet education.
—Saritha Rai, Fortune, 29 July 2019
Well, rejecting the pretensions of the peacocking parvenu is one of the sweetest pleasures left to the fallen aristocrat.
—Lili Anolik, Vanities, 19 June 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parvenu
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Where’s our charming arriviste?Jason Gay, WSJ, 21 Dec. 2020
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Compared with some of her peers, she was initially seen as an arriviste.Caitlin Moscatello, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2023
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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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The central question of whether love can conquer money is almost outshone by the film’s dazzling surroundings and Rachel’s nouveau riche friends, played perfectly by Awkwafina and Ken Jeong.Vogue, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2024
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The unspoken rule, now very much spoken, was created by the old money elite, hoping to elevate themselves above the nouveau riche, or newly wealthy.Jordan Green, The Arizona Republic, 3 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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“Parvenu.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parvenu. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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