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as in arrogant
being or characteristic of a person who has an offensive air of superiority and tends to ignore or disdain anyone regarded as inferior
the restaurant's cuisine is truly superb, but the maître d's aristocratic demeanor is a bit much
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as in noble
of high birth, rank, or station
an impoverished dowager who never lets people forget about her aristocratic origins
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Recent Examples of aristocratic
Their attire and posture radiated an iconic, aristocratic style, exemplified by Vance's wife, who stood elegantly in her rose-pitch dress coat.
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Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
Despite the name, Palace hotels aren’t always centuries-old aristocratic mansions, and many feel thoroughly modern.
—Mary Winston Nicklin, AFAR Media, 15 Jan. 2025
The exhibition showcases gold, silver, and bronze artifacts that reflect the Thracians’ aristocratic pursuits, including warfare, horsemanship, and banqueting.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2025
Follow your gallery tour with a visit to another villa that once belonged to an aristocratic family—Villa Medici.
—Anna Haines, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
Despite the name, Palace hotels aren’t always centuries-old aristocratic mansions, and many feel thoroughly modern.
—Mary Winston Nicklin, AFAR Media, 15 Jan. 2025
The exhibition showcases gold, silver, and bronze artifacts that reflect the Thracians’ aristocratic pursuits, including warfare, horsemanship, and banqueting.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2025
Follow your gallery tour with a visit to another villa that once belonged to an aristocratic family—Villa Medici.
—Anna Haines, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aristocratic
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The Inside Llewyn Davis star plays Victor Frankenstein, the arrogant scientist who successfully creates life out of an assemblage of deceased body parts.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
30 Jan. 2025
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An arrogant advertiser at the peak of success is forced to promote a tycoon as a presidential candidate, while a mysterious stalker threatens to destroy his agency and his reputation.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
21 Jan. 2025
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The noble fiber adds a unique shine and color to fabrics, including one made with French linen that uses no chemicals or water, resulting in fabrics with a brown tint.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
29 Jan. 2025
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But there’s also noble resilience in its depiction of solitude, a strange kind of comfort in its rapturous melancholy and companionship in the voices of the dead.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
27 Jan. 2025
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The notoriously snobbish set refused to dress her and Vogue Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour denied her a cover even though the magazine has given every other first lady, as well as former Vice President Kamala Harris, a glitzy one.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
20 Jan. 2025
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Comedians themselves are considered sort of high up in society, but not in a snobbish way.—
Justin Koreis,
Rolling Stone,
21 Dec. 2024
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Ovechkin began this season with 853 goals — 41 shy of Gretzky’s 894 — and got off to a great start before missing time with an injury in December and slowing down a bit since his return.—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
The Athletic,
2 Feb. 2025
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This stretch is great for loosening up tight hamstrings and relieving lower-back ache, which often occurs during extended periods of sitting.—
Jake Parks,
Discover Magazine,
1 Feb. 2025
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In years past, discussions about bitcoin and pro-energy policies would have been dismissed in favor of elitist agendas centered around ESG mandates, central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), and expanding global surveillance efforts.—
Dave Birnbaum,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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In recent years, there has also been some ambivalence over attending an event that has been accused of being elitist and out-of-touch.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
20 Jan. 2025
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However, news of Cape May's beautiful setting spread to the upper-class circles in New York, Philadephia, and Washington, D.C., and by the mid-19th century, Cape May became a major seaside resort destination.—
Dobrina Zhekova,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Jan. 2025
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In 1995, Triple H left for WWE (then WWF), changing his name to Hunter Hearst Helmsley, once again playing up an upper-class nature.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
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And then there's a blonde and pretty girl that seems snooty to me.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
31 Jan. 2025
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With a few snooty glances and snide rejoinders, Todd and Margo Chester — the Griswalds’ ultra-hip Chicago neighbors — epitomize the sort of detachment that’s too chilly for the holidays, too cold for friendship.—
Matthew Jacobs,
Vulture,
17 Dec. 2024
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Redmayne’s British accent also possesses a discernibly patrician quality, adding subconscious layers to what passers-by might assume about this particular old man.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
28 Nov. 2024
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Van Zweden has been a courteous concerto accompanist, and in January, with the pianist Rudolf Buchbinder, a soloist of patrician grace, Beethoven’s Fourth Concerto glowed, surging forward without feeling pressed.—
Zachary Woolfe,
New York Times,
7 June 2024
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“Aristocratic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aristocratic. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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