as in aristocratic
of high birth, rank, or station
an interior designer who has intimate knowledge of the tastes of her upper-crust clientele
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as in best
individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class
the conference was a gathering of the upper crust of the computer programming industry
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as in nobility
the highest class in a society
a specialty clothing store for the upper crust
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Recent Examples of upper-crust
John Osburg, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2014
Sitting in a large auditorium in the nation's capital, Moms for Liberty co-founder Tiffany Justice traded the spotlight of school board meetings in a tiny Florida county to take center stage before upper crust conservative Washington elites.
—Rachel Barber, USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2024
Right from the beginning, the sculptures drew the admiration of society’s wealthy upper crust, first in France and then in England.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 12 May 2024
In focusing on the society kerfuffle between Truman Capote and some of the most powerful women of New York’s upper crust, Baitz has a clash that’s entirely inconsequential and yet cataclysmic within its milieu.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2024
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Meanwhile, although growth has created a middle class of sorts and even an upper crust of very wealthy Chinese, neither group has followed the anticipated script.
—John Osburg, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2014
Sitting in a large auditorium in the nation's capital, Moms for Liberty co-founder Tiffany Justice traded the spotlight of school board meetings in a tiny Florida county to take center stage before upper crust conservative Washington elites.
—Rachel Barber, USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2024
Right from the beginning, the sculptures drew the admiration of society’s wealthy upper crust, first in France and then in England.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 12 May 2024
In focusing on the society kerfuffle between Truman Capote and some of the most powerful women of New York’s upper crust, Baitz has a clash that’s entirely inconsequential and yet cataclysmic within its milieu.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for upper-crust
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Follow your gallery tour with a visit to another villa that once belonged to an aristocratic family—Villa Medici.Anna Haines, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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After her Emmy win for Succession, Snook took home an Olivier for playing all 26 roles in this new adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s witty, haunting novel of vanity, aristocratic cruelty, and greed.Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
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Jackson notched career bests with 4,172 passing yards, 41 passing touchdowns and four interceptions (among full seasons as the starter).Jeff Howe, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
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Advertisement Coach Sean McVay did not suspend Robinson, who has 31 receptions and career bests of 505 yards and seven touchdowns.Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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The space feels fresh, bright, and fun, without sacrificing an ounce of nobility.Joyce Onuorah, Essence, 14 Jan. 2025
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Many movies and television shows have told accounts — both fictional and based on true events — of British nobility, from the striving members of Regency society depicted in Bridgerton to the more modern history editorialized in The Crown.Alex Apatoff, People.com, 13 Jan. 2025
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One philosophy student, who was there for the third time, complained that Nietzsche, because of his high regard for the aristocracy, seemed to attract people who have money.Tania Roettger, The Dial, 5 Dec. 2024
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These vampires aren’t stand-ins for aristocracy or repressed desire.James Grebey, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
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So, according to the Old Farmer's Almanac, the upper class would take leftover food, goods, or money and put them in boxes to give out to the poor.Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
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The British upper classes and a farmer's bum laid bare, as the Norfolk countryside slowly desiccates.The Week UK, theweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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Cam has been an exceptional, an elite, Miami Hurricane.Ryan Morik, Fox News, 15 Jan. 2025
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The Mar-a-Lago meeting dominated the conversation on Media Twitter/X, catching the industry elite off guard and leaving many MSNBC viewers feeling betrayed.Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
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The Whitehaven neighborhood had developed in the late 19th century and attracted as residents the Memphis gentry.Michael T. Bertrand, The Conversation, 5 June 2024
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Weather permitting but even in the occasional, rejuvenating drizzle, in wellies and hunting jackets like English gentry, Asher and Carol would tramp the grounds with the trio of dogs manic over every deer or rabbit.Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2024
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But even states that elect coroners have some oversight.Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2024
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Governor Mike Kehoe became the governor elect on Tuesday with a decisive victory over Democratic nominee Crystal Quade.Matt Rybaltowski, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Upper-crust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upper-crust. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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