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
Vivian Gornick, The Atlantic, 3 May 2025
The building was constructed in 1806, and once served as a college preparatory high school for upper-class students.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Feb. 2025
His mother raised Fitzgerald to think that cachet and her money entitled him to membership in the upper class.
—Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
Narrated in the first person by Steve Burnet, a low-level Canadian diplomat in his 40s or 50s, the stories relate the history of himself and Lily Quale, both born in the 1920s in the aforementioned Montreal suburb, he to upper-class English Protestants, she to working-class Irish Catholics.
—Vivian Gornick, The Atlantic, 3 May 2025
The building was constructed in 1806, and once served as a college preparatory high school for upper-class students.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Noun
The entries tell us that the contest engaged the city’s upper class, those who were newspaper readers and articulate enough to write a cogent letter.
—Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Feb. 2025
His mother raised Fitzgerald to think that cachet and her money entitled him to membership in the upper class.
—Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for upper-class
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Historical memory Even before the conflict was over, aristocratic Anglican writers such as Sir Richard Musgrave spun the rebellion as an uprising of disgruntled Catholics.—
Joseph Patrick Kelly,
The Conversation,
20 May 2025
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Just six years ago, the Times Square Alliance temporarily installed a similarly monumental statue by the artist Kehinde Wiley, who rose to stardom for his aristocratic portraits of contemporary Black people.—
Andrew Keh,
New York Times,
18 May 2025
Noun
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The pride of the British aristocracy and a heroine to gay people and ethnic minorities.—
Air Mail,
Air Mail,
10 May 2025
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Afternoon tea parties have a rich history among the British aristocracy but are less common in North America.—
Cori Sears,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Apr. 2025
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Illumination has become an instrument of conferring nobility on those who would never seem to deserve it.—
Jason Farago,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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Research has found that some of today's U.S. house cats could be the descendants of the feline nobility of ancient Egypt.—
Kelli Bender,
People.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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The two clubs have joined the sport’s upper crust in recent years, thanks to an infusion of spending.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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The franchise follows the drama filled, table flipped lives of wealthy women's lowbrow fights in upper crust cities across America.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
8 May 2025
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In particular, Gilbert’s primary satire, of the English gentry, is unsalvageable.—
Jesse Green,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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But to assume the weekend was all the sanctum of the media landed gentry would be to assume wrong.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Apr. 2025
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“Upper-class.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upper-class. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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