1
as in aristocracy
the highest class in a society
poor tenant farmers working for landed gentry
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as in class
one of the segments of society into which people are grouped
the old-line yachting gentry frowns on vulgar displays of wealth
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Recent Examples of gentry
The Shondaland series — in a departure from the Julia Quinn book series it's based on — presented a revisionist history in which Queen Charlotte's Black ancestry made way for beautiful, brooding BIPOC landed gentry like Regé-Jean Page's Duke Simon Basset.
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Alanna Bennett, refinery29.com, 24 June 2024
With party gentry seemingly oblivious to the problem, a constellation of local and state Democrats is seeking to rebuild the rural grass-roots Democratic Party.
—Jeff Bloodworth, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
Black Lives Matter, a Marxist organization embraced by gentry liberals (and, extraordinarily, by their churches), says the traditional family is a racist institution.
—Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 Jan. 2024
One is that high turnout now probably helps Republicans and hurts Democrats, whose gentry liberals vote no matter what.
—Michael Barone, Orange County Register, 14 Feb. 2024
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Alanna Bennett, refinery29.com, 24 June 2024
With party gentry seemingly oblivious to the problem, a constellation of local and state Democrats is seeking to rebuild the rural grass-roots Democratic Party.
—Jeff Bloodworth, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
Black Lives Matter, a Marxist organization embraced by gentry liberals (and, extraordinarily, by their churches), says the traditional family is a racist institution.
—Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 Jan. 2024
One is that high turnout now probably helps Republicans and hurts Democrats, whose gentry liberals vote no matter what.
—Michael Barone, Orange County Register, 14 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gentry
Noun
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His only friends were the sons and some daughters of the old English aristocracy, who were all like this.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
Fox News,
19 Mar. 2025
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Its purple dye, now faded to a red tint, was associated with elite aristocracy in ancient times, the institute said.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
12 Feb. 2025
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Western Kentucky University said that all of its campuses would be closed and classes cancelled Monday.—
Karina Tsui,
CNN Money,
6 Apr. 2025
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The demo began with a hypothetical student, Henrique, trying to organize notes for a history class.—
Michael Muchmore,
PC Magazine,
6 Apr. 2025
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As the Times reports, the first stars Arthur’s nephew, Sir Gawain, a knight who faces off with Germanic Saxons invading from mainland Europe and disloyal English nobility—including his father.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 Apr. 2025
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For 300 years Bordeaux winemakers were able to send their wines to England absolutely tax free and develop a strong popularity with British royalty and nobility.—
Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen,
Robb Report,
27 Mar. 2025
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So if the party was going to succeed, this class had to be destroyed and replaced with a new bureaucratic caste of Communist officials.—
Ian Johnson,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2025
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But there was always the threat of lynchings and other forms of racial violence for those who defied the racial caste system of Jim Crow.—
Kendra D. Boyd,
The Conversation,
19 Mar. 2025
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There are plenty of plausible ways to extend Deborah and Ava’s story, not the least of which is to continue fleshing out the very funny folks who surround them.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
10 Apr. 2025
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The 2025 selections span the sounds of folk, jazz, country, pop, comedy, sports, Latin, dance, R&B, tech, choral and musical theater.—
Cathy Applefeld Olson,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Contrary to expectations, many survivors’ cortisol levels were lower.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
10 Apr. 2025
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With the cuts and losses at the FDA, there is growing fear that the funding level could dip below the historical threshold.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
10 Apr. 2025
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An ultra-modern lakefront estate in Connecticut‘s historic and famously scenic Litchfield County has just hit the market for $19.9 million.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
7 Apr. 2025
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Tesla Cybertruck Is The Auto Industry’s Biggest Flop In Decades Greg, of course, has returned for Season 3 and has found refuge from authorities on a lush Thai estate with his new and much younger girlfriend, Chloe (Charlotte Le Bon).—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Gentry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gentry. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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