as in fashionable
appealing to affluent consumers
a new upscale shopping center is under construction on the west end of town
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Recent Examples of upscale
Police found Hurd, 32, dead with multiple stab wounds in her townhome in Charlotte's upscale South Park neighborhood on July 14 of last year while responding to a call for medical assistance that afternoon.
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Audrey Conklin, FOXNews.com, 3 Apr. 2025
The participating restaurants will include a mix of casual eateries like Hartigan’s Ice Cream Shop and upscale restaurants such as Jilly’s Cafe.
—Richard Requena, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
This is especially the case because the Democrats tend to trend more upscale, and the more upscale voters tend to vote more frequently and pay attention more to politics.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2025
Gourmet sandwiches and salads meet upscale convenience store in this cute shop.
—Liz Rothaus Bertrand, Charlotte Observer, 24 Mar. 2025
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Audrey Conklin, FOXNews.com, 3 Apr. 2025
The participating restaurants will include a mix of casual eateries like Hartigan’s Ice Cream Shop and upscale restaurants such as Jilly’s Cafe.
—Richard Requena, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
This is especially the case because the Democrats tend to trend more upscale, and the more upscale voters tend to vote more frequently and pay attention more to politics.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2025
Gourmet sandwiches and salads meet upscale convenience store in this cute shop.
—Liz Rothaus Bertrand, Charlotte Observer, 24 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for upscale
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For example, one of the male characters in the story named Dingley will wear two vests on top of one other, which Reynoso said was inspired by the early 2000s clothing trend when fashionable young men wore two layered Polo shirts with their collars popped up.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Apr. 2025
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Whistler elongates the fashionable figures into letter openers, and life into a series of dinner invitations to be sliced open.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2025
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Many reviews praised Fitzgerald’s elegant prose but dismissed the book’s literary significance.—
Nick Woltman,
Twin Cities,
5 Apr. 2025
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However, Rosewood Baha Mar is arguably the most elegant, drawing a more discerning and spendy crowd.—
Denny Lee,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Apr. 2025
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In addition to these artworks, additional exclusive art is on display at the terminal within the MSC Yacht Club private lounge.—
Robin Raven,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Grande’s webstore offered three exclusive download versions, including the 19-song edition, a version that included instrumentals of each cut, and another featuring a cappella versions of all the tracks.—
Althea Legaspi,
Rolling Stone,
6 Apr. 2025
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Kosminsky’s latest intervention comes as UK Parliament’s Culture, Media & Sport Committee recommended that, if the industry can’t design its own scheme, the government should force the likes of Netflix to pay a 5% revenue levy into a cultural fund that supports local high-end TV production.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
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There are many high-end tote bags in this world, but few balance brand value and price per wear as expertly as this one.—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
10 Apr. 2025
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If rooting for a major-league team can feel like going to a really upmarket McDonalds, minor-league sports give that beloved local pizza joint.—
Steven Zeitchik,
The Hollywood Reporter,
5 Mar. 2025
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Armen Sarkisyan died Monday at a Moscow hospital from injuries sustained in an explosion in an upmarket residential complex in the capital city, TASS quoted the medical services as saying.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN,
3 Feb. 2025
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“Upscale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upscale. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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