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
Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 22 May 2025
There are many middle-class experiences of horror in South Africa, and unlike the poor, what happens to middle-class people is weighty enough to be packaged and sold to audiences abroad.
—Jonny Steinberg, Time, 22 May 2025
Catherine Baab, Quartz, 18 May 2025
The country’s economic situation is also grim, with rising fuel, food and electricity prices increasingly squeezing the poor and the middle class, exacerbating public discontent.
—Zia Ur-Rehman, New York Times, 16 May 2025
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Adjective
But advocates for increasing the caps argue that the $10,000 cap is increasingly impacting middle-class homeowners who live in regions where property taxes are rising.
—Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 22 May 2025
There are many middle-class experiences of horror in South Africa, and unlike the poor, what happens to middle-class people is weighty enough to be packaged and sold to audiences abroad.
—Jonny Steinberg, Time, 22 May 2025
Noun
Target reports premarket, offering insight into how middle class consumers are feeling about the threat of rising prices on Tide and tank tops.
—Catherine Baab, Quartz, 18 May 2025
The country’s economic situation is also grim, with rising fuel, food and electricity prices increasingly squeezing the poor and the middle class, exacerbating public discontent.
—Zia Ur-Rehman, New York Times, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for middle-class
Adjective
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This tactic is sometimes used to justify letting an employee go under the guise of poor performance.—
Sho Dewan,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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The product was released in 2023 to a poor reception, and discontinued before the company began winding down operations in February.—
Tom Huddleston Jr.,
CNBC,
24 May 2025
Noun
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So many of the voting gains Republicans made have been to promoting legislative changes that benefit the middle and working classes.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 May 2025
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In fact, the Comprehensive Child Development Act aimed to expand a version of Head Start to the middle and working classes.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
10 May 2025
Adjective
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The film follows a single mother and her teenage son in a bourgeois house near the port of Beirut.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
15 May 2025
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Beneath the surface, there are, in fact, some major conflicts brewing in Enzo’s life: He’s been waging a quiet war against his bourgeois parents (Pierfrancesco Favino, Elodie Bouchez), rejecting the typical academic route that his older brother (Nathan Japy) has successfully chosen.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
14 May 2025
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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
Adjective
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Trevon Williams, who did not escape from the New Orleans jail, was charged with 10 counts of being a principal to simple escape, Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill announced on May 23.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
25 May 2025
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As artificial intelligence models grow increasingly sophisticated, their capabilities extend far beyond simple task execution.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
Adjective
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Springsteen, whose music has become synonymous with working-class struggles and the American heartland, has long supported Democratic candidates.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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The film deals in a fictional way with past wrongfully incarcerated working-class people seeking revenge against the guard who tortured and berated them.—
Nancy Tartaglione,
Deadline,
20 May 2025
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“Middle-class.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/middle-class. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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