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
Ian Buruma, The New Yorker, 9 Jan. 2025
In the late imperial period, upper-class women frequently took part in crafting and manufacturing, especially textile-making.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 2 Jan. 2025
Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2024
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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Adjective
In this early example of auto-fiction, Mishima offers a poetic analysis of his sentimental education as a young man whose sadomasochistic gay fantasies clash with the conventions of his upper-class upbringing.
—Ian Buruma, The New Yorker, 9 Jan. 2025
In the late imperial period, upper-class women frequently took part in crafting and manufacturing, especially textile-making.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 2 Jan. 2025
Noun
Who’s Who is precisely that, with working-class champion Leigh instead taking a rare focus on the upper class.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2024
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for upper-class
Adjective
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Central France has been occupied off and on for thousands of years, by aristocratic families to nomadic tribes.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
29 Jan. 2025
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According to Creighton and his co-authors, there has been quite a lot of research on castles, which dominated aristocratic sites in England after the Norman Conquest.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
Ars Technica,
28 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Before Brummell, the aristocracy dressed in rich, smelly materials; after, styles were adapted from military uniforms—think of the broad shoulders of a British pinstripe suit, for example.—
Gary Shteyngart,
The Atlantic,
7 Feb. 2025
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Representing the aristocracy are two young lovers forbidden from coupling by her father and another who seeks her hand, but is being avidly pursued by her best friend.—
Rob Hubbard,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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European salons were nobility inviting composers into their homes to write and play music.—
August Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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This baby name comes from the Quechuan language and was often associated with leadership and nobility.—
Marilyn La Jeunesse,
Parents,
7 Jan. 2025
Noun
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With Houston pushing to stay in the West’s upper crust, the Rockets are known to be shopping.—
John Hollinger,
The Athletic,
10 Jan. 2025
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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
Noun
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She as the most gentry eyes and a delightful personality.—
Trish Stinger,
Kansas City Star,
15 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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“Upper-class.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upper-class. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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