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
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
Along the way, Todd reconnects with Mrs. Lovett (Tony award winner Annaleigh Ashford), a zany pie shop owner, and the pair strike up a devious deal to murder London's upper crust and bake them into mouthwatering meat pies for the lower-class to feast upon.
—Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 27 Mar. 2023
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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
Along the way, Todd reconnects with Mrs. Lovett (Tony award winner Annaleigh Ashford), a zany pie shop owner, and the pair strike up a devious deal to murder London's upper crust and bake them into mouthwatering meat pies for the lower-class to feast upon.
—Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 27 Mar. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for upper-crust
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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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Could that kind of discovery make septuagenarian runners reach personal bests?Mattie Kahn, Vogue, 17 Dec. 2024
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Be an observable champion of associates' demonstrations of their personal bests.Chip Bell, Forbes, 14 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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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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Although still a small club in name, Atalanta have become lower upper class in reality.James Horncastle, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
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Our protagonist, Bernard Marx, is a sleep psychologist and an Alpha, a member of the upper class of society.Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 24 Nov. 2024
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With Brunson and Towns leading the way, the Knicks have solidified themselves as one of the East’s elite.Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 29 Dec. 2024
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Qin’s father was a watchmaker servicing the Omegas and Rolexes of China’s communist elites during the 1960s and 70s, and Qin went on to teach himself watchmaking, even building special tools and machines to refine the finishing.Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 28 Dec. 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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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 2 Jan. 2025.
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