as in jet set
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Recent Examples of café society
Vogue did have artists capture the sartorial caprices of cafe society back in the day; these drawings usually illustrated points made in the accompanying text.
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Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 20 Sep. 2023
Ah, to be a member of cafe society.
—Meg Donohue, Town & Country, 5 Dec. 2022
Showplace’s cafe society analyzed this transaction for the rest of the day.
—Alex Traub, New York Times, 19 Sep. 2019
After arguing with a group of American Communists who comprised Havana’s new cafe society, a sobered Cohen shaved the beard and put on a seersucker suit, as recounted by Nadel.
—Judy Cantor-Navas, Billboard, 2 May 2018
In 2010, the cafe was the site of the city’s first parklet, a place that was coffee grounds zero for the newly emerging Divisadero Street cafe society.
—Leah Garchik, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Jan. 2018
Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 20 Sep. 2023
Ah, to be a member of cafe society.
—Meg Donohue, Town & Country, 5 Dec. 2022
Showplace’s cafe society analyzed this transaction for the rest of the day.
—Alex Traub, New York Times, 19 Sep. 2019
After arguing with a group of American Communists who comprised Havana’s new cafe society, a sobered Cohen shaved the beard and put on a seersucker suit, as recounted by Nadel.
—Judy Cantor-Navas, Billboard, 2 May 2018
In 2010, the cafe was the site of the city’s first parklet, a place that was coffee grounds zero for the newly emerging Divisadero Street cafe society.
—Leah Garchik, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Jan. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for café society
Noun
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Initially worn by construction workers, Timberlands, as they became known, soon transcended their rugged origins and were embraced, beginning in the late ’70s, by everyone from the Milanese jet set to British ravers.—
Kin Woo,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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In Ponza, everyone dances to the islanders’ tune, and the international jet set is not given much attention.—
Catherine Fairweather,
airmail.news,
21 Sep. 2024
Noun
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After that, you’re considered upper class, according to the study.—
Daniel Schrager,
Idaho Statesman,
14 Mar. 2025
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The Real Housewives franchise started as a modest examination into the absurdities of the quotidian lives of the upper class — a little bit Desperate Housewives, a little bit Laguna Beach, with a lot of glam in between.—
Shamira Ibrahim,
Vulture,
27 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Ultimately, those who carve out their own path rather than following society’s expectations tend to experience greater long-term fulfilment.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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What began as vigils for the dead have led to four months of near-daily protests that have drawn in large swaths of Serbian society and reached every corner of the Balkan nation.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN,
4 Mar. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Café society.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caf%C3%A9%20society. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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