social climber

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Recent Examples of social climber Instead, Wiig takes center stage as Maxine Simmons, an ambitious social climber in the rarefied Palm Beach society. Jordan Riefe, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2024 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. 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 See all Example Sentences for social climber 

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“Social climber.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/social%20climber. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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