as in noble
someone who is well-known in fashionable society and is often seen at parties and other social events for wealthy people
Many of the city's socialites showed up for the premiere gala.
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Recent Examples of socialite
This year, Guilfoyle was replaced at the Mar-a-Lago holiday festivities by Trump Jr.’s new girlfriend, Palm Beach socialite Bettina Anderson, the Daily Mail reported.
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Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 27 Dec. 2024
Working without a blueprint, the famous socialites milked their fish-out-of-water dynamic across the country over the course of five seasons, going from a jailhouse to a sausage-packing plant to a theater camp.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2024
President-elect Donald Trump announcing Guilfoyle as his presumptive nominee to become the next U.S. ambassador to Greece on Tuesday coincided with new photos of Trump Jr. holding hands with his new girlfriend, Florida socialite Bettina Anderson, in Palm Beach.
—Naomi Lim, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 Dec. 2024
Are President-elect Donald Trump’s oldest son and a former TV personality splitsville?
Donald Trump Jr. was spotted Monday night in Palm Beach, Florida, holding hands with local socialite Bettina Anderson amid questions about his relationship with fiancée Kimberly Guilfoyle.
—Michael Collins, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 27 Dec. 2024
Working without a blueprint, the famous socialites milked their fish-out-of-water dynamic across the country over the course of five seasons, going from a jailhouse to a sausage-packing plant to a theater camp.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2024
President-elect Donald Trump announcing Guilfoyle as his presumptive nominee to become the next U.S. ambassador to Greece on Tuesday coincided with new photos of Trump Jr. holding hands with his new girlfriend, Florida socialite Bettina Anderson, in Palm Beach.
—Naomi Lim, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 Dec. 2024
Are President-elect Donald Trump’s oldest son and a former TV personality splitsville?
Donald Trump Jr. was spotted Monday night in Palm Beach, Florida, holding hands with local socialite Bettina Anderson amid questions about his relationship with fiancée Kimberly Guilfoyle.
—Michael Collins, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Socialite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/socialite. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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