as in aristocratic
of high birth, rank, or station
upper-class boys who had an entrenched sense of entitlement
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as in aristocracy
the highest class in a society
a school founded to educate the children of the upper class
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Recent Examples of upper-class
Elsa Ramo, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
The other woman attracted to Sylvia is Lily, a sophisticated Russian (played by an actual Romanov princess-in-exile, Natalie Paley) who is Michael’s upper-class lover.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 4 Dec. 2024
Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Nov. 2024
The Black middle and upper classes have grown significantly.
—John Eligon, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2024
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Adjective
Executives who are solely relying on their child’s experience in an upper-class New York or Los Angeles bubble is negligently ignoring a much broader youth experience across the country.
—Elsa Ramo, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
The other woman attracted to Sylvia is Lily, a sophisticated Russian (played by an actual Romanov princess-in-exile, Natalie Paley) who is Michael’s upper-class lover.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 4 Dec. 2024
Noun
Famous Shakespearean actors, like Laurence Olivier or Ian McKellen, often deliver Richard’s lines in received pronunciation, an English accent associated with the middle and upper classes.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Nov. 2024
The Black middle and upper classes have grown significantly.
—John Eligon, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for upper-class
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On another rack is a coat made with a tweed that belongs to the family estate of an aristocratic customer.Samantha Conti, WWD, 20 Dec. 2024
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Gunn describes his take as less of an origin story and more of a journey, with Superman struggling to reconcile his Kryptonian heritage and aristocratic origins with his small-town, adoptive human family.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 19 Dec. 2024
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Sure, there are familiar beats and threads: the unconventional rifle, the watermelon sequence, the Jackal projecting an intriguing air of aristocracy.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2024
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So when Silicon Valley aristocracy like Microsoft changes tack and embraces an emerging technology like bitcoin, everyone needs to sit up and take notice.Sandy Carter, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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Sam glimpses the joy and nobility of comradeship and thus begins her quest to save, if not the entire world, then her personal piece of it.Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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These foods are believed to produce calmness and nobility, and increase magnetism.Diane Owens Prettyman, Austin American-Statesman, 18 Sep. 2024
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By Shannon Carlin August 1, 2024 8:06 AM EDT Kevin Kwan took inspiration for his best-selling 2013 rom-com, Crazy Rich Asians, from his own upper crust community in Singapore.Shannon Carlin, TIME, 1 Aug. 2024
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The Gentlemen Netflix put a lot of FYC muscle into the adaptation of Guy Ritchie’s 2019 upper crust crime flick.Dominic Patten, Deadline, 17 July 2024
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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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“Upper-class.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upper-class. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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