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adjective

Definition of upper-crustnext
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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upper crust

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noun

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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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2
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
Noun
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 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 But there’s a real cost to the region’s rental upper crust. — Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register, 9 July 2024 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 See All Example Sentences for upper-crust
Recent Examples of Synonyms for upper-crust
  1. aristocratic
  2. best
  3. nobility
  4. aristocracy
  5. upper class
  6. elite
  7. gentry
  8. elect
Adjective
  • Angelica Huston stars as Lady Tressilian who hosts her favorite nephew, British tennis star Nevile Strange (Oliver Jackson-Cohen) and his new wife Kay (Mimi Keene) and ex-wife Audrey (Ella Lily Hyland) in an aristocratic estate.
    — Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Emigrating is the first thing she’s ever accomplished on her own, without Spencer or her aristocratic privilege to help her (at least, not that much).
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2025
Definition of aristocratic
Noun
  • Historically, Rose, Whittaker and Willis all own career bests inside the NCAA top five performances of all-time.
    — Cory Mull, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
  • The total for 2024 bests the previous high of $397 million reached in 2009, which was the first season in the new Yankee Stadium and is the last time the Bronx Bombers won the World Series.
    — Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 7 Mar. 2025
Definition of best
Noun
  • There is nobility in the climb, the challenge, the struggle.
    — Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
  • The Sermon on the Mount, with all its grandeur and divine nobility of heart, has proved futile in diminishing the lust and gratification of raw power.
    — Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 13 Feb. 2025
Definition of nobility
Noun
  • French Aristocracy And Land (18th Century) Before the French Revolution, most agricultural land was owned by the aristocracy.
    — Vitaliy Goncharuk, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
  • The fabric, once a symbol of elite aristocracy, was found in a lead coffin, along with other exceptional artifacts.
    — Stories by Real-Time news team, with AI summarization, Miami Herald, 14 Feb. 2025
Definition of aristocracy
Noun
  • After that, you’re considered upper class, according to the study.
    — Daniel Schrager, Idaho Statesman, 14 Mar. 2025
  • 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
Definition of upper class
Noun
  • Chandler is 2-4 with the UFC, but outside his 2022 matchup against a fading Tony Ferguson, the 38-year-old has only faced the elite of the division.
    — Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
  • The guest list read like a who’s-who of Houston’s cultural elite.
    — Shelby Stewart, Essence, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of elite
Noun
  • She as the most gentry eyes and a delightful personality.
    — Trish Stinger, Kansas City Star, 15 Jan. 2025
  • 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
Definition of gentry
Noun
  • That fee in turn gets deducted from the purchase price should the customer elect to buy it instead of returning the item.
    — Vicki M. Young, Sourcing Journal, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Second lady elect Usha Vance opted for a pink tea-length Oscar de la Renta coat and taupe boots.
    — Vogue, Vogue, 20 Jan. 2025
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