as in poor
belonging to the class of people of middle social or economic rank
She grew up in a middle-class neighborhood, as did most of her classmates.
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Recent Examples of middle-class
Zac Anderson, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2025
The store targeted middle-class, working women, aged 35 to 55, with casual, career and special-occasion apparel and accessories.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 16 Apr. 2025
Justin Schein, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2025
And in voting for this budget bill, Senate Republicans sided with billionaires, against the middle class, in total obeisance to Donald Trump.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
Republicans decried the audit campaign as an assault on middle-class Americans and small businesses.
—Zac Anderson, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2025
The store targeted middle-class, working women, aged 35 to 55, with casual, career and special-occasion apparel and accessories.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 16 Apr. 2025
Noun
Ike had led us past the Nazis, and now was ushering in the rise of greatest middle class in history… and all with taxes that were as high as 90%.
—Justin Schein, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2025
And in voting for this budget bill, Senate Republicans sided with billionaires, against the middle class, in total obeisance to Donald Trump.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for middle-class
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Some parents worry that Alexa's high tolerance for rudeness instills poor behavior in their kids, according to Quartz.—
Emily Forlini,
PC Magazine,
18 Apr. 2025
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Then someone pointed a finger at a surprising culprit: the soldiers’ poor health.—
Maxim Sytch,
Harvard Business Review,
18 Apr. 2025
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And there is nobody at Harvard today who comes out of the working classes — absolutely no one.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
5 Apr. 2025
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During the rally, Ocasio-Cortez and Sanders bashed Trump and Musk’s widespread effort to cut government spending and downsize federal agencies, and touted working class everyday Americans.—
Sudiksha Kochi,
USA TODAY,
22 Mar. 2025
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Every possible ill, every source of embarrassment to their bourgeois sensibilities, was blamed on the plant.—
Wade Davis,
Rolling Stone,
6 Apr. 2025
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The concepts minted in the early 1960s by the late French literary critic and philosopher René Girard explain the pathologies of the smartphone age as elegantly as Freud’s explained bourgeois neuroses at the turn of the last century.—
Matthew Gasda,
airmail.news,
27 July 2024
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This creative evolution has expanded papier-mâché’s market appeal, with a new generation of clientele emerging – a group that includes interior designers, a local urban bourgeoisie, and international buyers.—
Fahad Shah,
Christian Science Monitor,
2 Apr. 2025
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The company was started around the same time as other famous French stores like Le Bon Marché (1852) and La Samaritaine (1870), both of which, like Printemps, catered to the country’s growing bourgeoisie.—
Lanna Apisukh,
New York Times,
22 Mar. 2025
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Will people be more open and accept that a simple, inexpensive date isn’t the sign of low effort but rather a reflection of the economy none of us asked for?—
Myisha Battle,
Time,
18 Apr. 2025
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Its second life on streaming has guided new viewers to the simple charms of one of the best mystery shows of all time.—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
18 Apr. 2025
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However, the enthusiasm and excitement marked a huge stake in the Democrats’ judgment of conservative figures with a widespread working-class fanbase.—
Ashleigh Fields,
The Hill,
12 Apr. 2025
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Latina theologian Ada María Isasi-Díaz drew parallels between the Exodus and Latina women’s struggles, particularly migrant and working-class women battling economic exploitation.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
12 Apr. 2025
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“Middle-class.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/middle-class. Accessed 27 Apr. 2025.
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