as in middle class
the class of people who earn money by doing usually physical work and who are not rich or powerful
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Recent Examples of working class
David Faris, Newsweek, 28 Dec. 2024
These parties may still yearn to champion the working class, but this hasn’t been their animating force for decades.
—Nate Cohn, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2025
Her family’s story, along with the rest of Altadena, is one of working-class people finding a refuge in L.A. County and creating a community for Latino and Black neighbors.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
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Noun
For those who choose to join a totalitarian party run by billionaires, who would rather make lives harder for seniors, vets, medically vulnerable & working class than pay their share of taxes.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 28 Dec. 2024
These parties may still yearn to champion the working class, but this hasn’t been their animating force for decades.
—Nate Cohn, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
Adjective
Meanwhile, as Black professionals and working-class families found affordable refuge in Altadena, their numbers rose in the same 20-year period from under 4% to 43%.
—Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2025
Her family’s story, along with the rest of Altadena, is one of working-class people finding a refuge in L.A. County and creating a community for Latino and Black neighbors.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for working class
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But the same industry that helped bring millions of people out of poverty and into the middle class has faced a dramatic downturn over the past three years.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025
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Dee Dwyer/for NPR Food insecurity has been rising since the pandemic, even among the middle class More than 1 in 10 people in the U.S. get federal food aid, and food insecurity ticked up again in 2023, according to the latest report from the Department of Agriculture.—
Jennifer Ludden,
NPR,
17 Jan. 2025
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The park is surrounded by small apartment buildings and middle-class amenities: there is a tailor’s shop and a small café, and not far away is a florist, a dog-groomer, a snooker club, and a gym.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
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Overall, the document points to a potential tax overhaul that could put more money in the pockets of wealthier Americans while cutting assistance for low- and middle-class taxpayers, experts say.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
24 Jan. 2025
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Even before the Atlantic City Boardwalk became the iconic scene of the Roaring ‘20s New Jersey bourgeoisie, the Jersey Shore was already increasingly a vacation spot for the wealthy.—
Andrew DePietro,
Forbes,
22 Oct. 2024
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Then a hotelier hung Nymphs and Satyr in a public bar, shaking up NYC's bourgeoisie.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
24 June 2024
Adjective
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And a lot of conservatism in general is about upholding bourgeois lifestyles, morality, identity, politics, and so forth.—
Vittoria Elliott,
WIRED,
21 Jan. 2025
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The app, created in 2013, emerged with a rather bourgeois focus.—
Jianqing Chen,
The Conversation,
19 Jan. 2025
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The Texans’ offensive line was mostly poor this season, unable to consistently protect Stroud.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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Understand that poor sleep hygiene can negatively impact the quantity and quality of sleep.—
Dominique Fluker,
Essence,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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While most warming devices come only in plain blacks and grays, these go out of their way to look pleasant in four colorful designs.—
Clint Davis,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Jan. 2025
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The three — Trump, Newsom and the first lady, who, clad in a khaki jacket, plain dark cap and aviator-style sunglasses, did not speak — walked toward the helicopter.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Orange County Register,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Working class.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/working%20class. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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