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But now, such societies tended to attract eccentrics and social climbers, people who were either all-in on the promise of attaining universal secrets or simply there to hob-nob.
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Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 12 June 2024
This one’s a costume drama called The Favourite, and Stone plays a scheming social climber in the court of Queen Anne.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 11 Jan. 2024
As things go from bad to deadly, the question is, is Cherry a manipulative social climber?
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 2 May 2024
Wiig plays Maxine, a social climber trying to land with the right movers and shakers in Palm Beach.
—Marianne Garvey, CNN, 18 Mar. 2024
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Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 12 June 2024
This one’s a costume drama called The Favourite, and Stone plays a scheming social climber in the court of Queen Anne.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 11 Jan. 2024
As things go from bad to deadly, the question is, is Cherry a manipulative social climber?
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 2 May 2024
Wiig plays Maxine, a social climber trying to land with the right movers and shakers in Palm Beach.
—Marianne Garvey, CNN, 18 Mar. 2024
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“Social climber.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/social%20climber. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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