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Recent Examples of Synonyms for canaille
Noun
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The song, now considered a protest anthem, is about a social revolution in which French proletarians stand against the ruling class — in this case, an oppressive monarchy.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
24 Feb. 2025 -
Later in the novel, Hans’s mind turns to the brutality of occupation: If in the course of a five-day plan, 200,000 Berliners were removed by 50,000, these 50,000 proletarians would be fused into a collective by the shock of having killed.—
Rumaan Alam,
The New Republic,
21 June 2023
Noun
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Its practical function: No one, neither courtier nor plebeian, could stand close to the queen, conspicuous in her splendid isolation.—
Christopher Knight,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Dec. 2024
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But an unpleasant incident with a public transit plebeian leads Leighton to ponder the direction of her life.—
Rachel Seo,
Variety,
2 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Of course, the couture and Paris go hand in hand, so WWD Weekend also looks at a way even commoners can enjoy a feast meant for royalty thanks to Alain Ducasse, or the lucky can stay in the private apartment of one of the City of Light’s premier restaurants, La Tour d’Argent.—
James Fallon,
WWD,
22 Feb. 2025
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The study showed that the organization of the city suggested a distinctly communal atmosphere in which commoners and elite political decision-makers worked to expand and improve the city.—
Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
30 Jan. 2025
Noun
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In El Salvador in the 1960s, Todd writes, peasants and workers joined with progressive Catholics and intellectuals to push against the country’s oligarchic rulers, known as the fourteen families.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
24 Feb. 2025
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The average Joe had to phone in their orders like some medieval peasant.—
Trent Hoerr,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
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“Canaille.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canaille. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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