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
Zac Ntim, Deadline, 6 May 2025
Chief executives of large American companies have historically skewed white, male and upper-class.
—Vivian Ewing, New York Times, 4 May 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
When the flamboyant Henry Paget arrives in 1890s North Wales from France to claim his aristocratic inheritance, his theatrical flair and defiant eccentricities send shockwaves through the upper-class elite, much to the amusement of the local townspeople.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 6 May 2025
Chief executives of large American companies have historically skewed white, male and upper-class.
—Vivian Ewing, New York Times, 4 May 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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Don’t be fooled by its aristocratic interiors—rates start at around $180 per night—and be sure to make reservations at the hotel’s excellent Asturian restaurant, whose dishes spotlight local ingredients like sea urchin caviar and smoked Los Caserinos cheese.—
Siobhan Reid,
Vogue,
28 May 2025
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But instead of roaming around 18th century Europe fueled by an aristocratic family fortune, today’s Beautiful People (also called the BPs) are traveling the world and soaking up culture courtesy of big luxury brands.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
24 May 2025
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But these structures still assume that AI’s future should be in the hands of an aristocracy of business and technical elites.—
Nathan Schneider,
The Conversation,
21 May 2025
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There's also an escalating series of cloak-and-dagger theatrics, which are in line with McBride's penchant for lampooning the retrograde behaviors and rituals of the Southern aristocracy.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
5 May 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 5 Jun. 2025.
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